My blog
I hope you will enjoy reading my blog posts
and find a message that resonates with you.
You are welcome to keep coming back here to see new content. However, a better option is to subscribe to my newsletter! You will get updates on new posts and special content that is only available to my subscribers. Click here to sign-up.
Blog#115 – The Room Without a Roof
Dear Readers, It’s been a hectic couple of weeks since I last wrote. Nine months ago, a freak tornado tore the roof off our holiday home. At the time, I was taking a break from writing my blog. Life was busy, my novel demanded every spare moment, and to be honest, I...
Blog#114 – The Courage to Begin Again
Dear Readers, Before you read my latest blog, I want to take a moment to thank those of you who have been reading these blogs over the years. It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years already since the first one. What started as a way of making sense of my own life...
Blog #113 – Accepting What Isn’t
Dear Readers, Thanks for all your heartfelt responses to my last blog, The Life I Stopped Leaving. I was surprised by how much of it resonated with so many of you. A few readers asked specifically how estrangement had become one of the outcomes of seven years of sober...
Blog#112 – The Life I Stopped Leaving
Dear Readers, I’m happy that you’ve chosen to spend a few minutes with me today. It’s an important one for me as I mark seven years of alcohol-free living. Reaching this milestone brings a sense of calm and contentment that I never dreamed I’d feel. For a long time, I...
Blog#111 – I Didn’t Know How to Write This…..
Dear Readers, It's been 18 months.... and a lot has changed. For a long time, I wasn’t sure how to come back – or what to say. Life has unfolded in ways I didn’t quite expect, and if I’m honest, it hasn’t all been easy. But then again, when is it ever? What I can say...
Blog#110 – Time for a Review
Dear Readers, I hope you’re finding time to be curious about your life. Taking time to do a review of my life has been an important part of staying sober. It allows me to focus on where I’m at with everything, especially the thoughts and feelings that are shaping how...





