Making sense of life's biggest moments.
Life has a way of changing us.
We spend months, sometimes years, preparing practically for life’s biggest moments.
We study for exams. Build careers. Plan weddings. Decorate nurseries. Write birth plans. Plan retirements.
Yet very little prepares us psychologically for what those moments might ask of us emotionally.
Falling in love. Becoming a parent. Losing someone we love. Ending a relationship. Blending a family. Caring for ageing parents. Changing career. Receiving a diagnosis. Watching our children grow up. Starting again.
These experiences don’t just change our circumstances. They change us.
When life changes, many of us do what we’ve always done. We keep going. Work harder. Stay busy. Put our foot on the gas. Focus on everyone else. Keep achieving. Find ways to cope.
There’s nothing wrong with coping. In fact, it’s often what gets us through. But over time, some of the ways we’ve learnt to cope can begin to shape our lives, our relationships and how we see ourselves. Patterns that once protected us may no longer be serving us.
THE SERIES
Life doesn’t come with a handbook.
The Making Sense Of… series explores the experiences many of us go through but few of us feel emotionally prepared for.
Each article combines psychology with practical, relatable ideas to help make sense of the thoughts, feelings and patterns that often come with life’s biggest moments.
Whether you’re looking for reassurance, trying to understand yourself a little better or simply wondering whether anyone else has felt the same way, I hope you’ll find something here that resonates.
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The Series
Courses
Sometimes an article is enough. Sometimes we need a little more time and space.
The Making Sense Of… programme explore life’s biggest moments in more depth, combining psychology with practical ideas and exercises you can apply in everyday life.
Whether you’re navigating a difficult time, wanting to strengthen your relationships or simply curious about yourself, they’re designed to help you make a little more sense of what you’re experiencing and discover healthier ways of responding.
Speaking
We spend months, sometimes years, preparing practically for life’s biggest moments.
Yet very little prepares us psychologically for what those moments might ask of us emotionally.
The conversation explores the emotional impact of the experiences we all share, from relationships and parenthood to grief, identity, change and belonging. I bring together psychology, research and real-life stories in a way that’s engaging, relatable and thought provoking.
Because when we understand ourselves better, we tend to live better.