There was a time in my life where everything felt heavy. Not just busy—but really heavy. Not just mentally heavy, with my thought racing but physically, where my body just can’t move out of bed. The kind of heavy that comes from real life. From carrying responsibilities, expectations, emotions… all…
That feeling of being overwhelmed is something I’ve come to know well. It’s that feeling where your mind is full—too full. Like everything needs your attention at the same time, and yet you don’t know where to begin. It’s like having so many thoughts, responsibilities, and “I should be doing…
Confidence is often misunderstood. For a long time, I believed it was something you either had… or you didn’t. That some people were naturally confident, and others were just trying to keep up.But I’ve come to realise that confidence isn’t a personality trait—it’s a skill. It’s trust. Not in everything…
There are moments in life where it genuinely feels like everyone else received a guidebook that you somehow missed. You look around and see people progressing—careers advancing, homes being bought, relationships flourishing, lives seemingly “coming together.” And then there are those quiet moments where you sit with your own thoughts…
Over the last few months, a few people, have come to me about suicidal thoughts. Hence the reason for me writing this blog page and I attended a training program a few weeks ago to prepare myself for future discussions and also to check how to respond. I am also…
As early as I can remember, my parents were deeply involved in the community. My father would open our doors to people who needed a place to stay, never turning anyone away just because they couldn’t afford it. There was one particular man who rented a room with us for…
Kintsugi is a 400-year-old Japanese art that involves repairing broken pottery with gold, transforming cracks and fractures into something beautiful rather than something to hide. Instead of restoring the piece back to its original state, Kintsugi honours the breakage, making each line part of its story. Every repaired piece becomes…
The manipulative and coercive patterns of abusers in cases of domestic abuse and violence are often overlooked by professionals, who play a role in addressing and preventing these issues. As a result, the responsibility of identifying and addressing abuse often falls on the victims, with devastating effects to their safety…
What was meant for evil turned to good. “You plotted evil against me, but God turned it into good, in order to preserve the lives of many people who are alive today because of what happened,” Genesis 50:20, Reminds us that even in the face of evil, good can arise.…
The Purpose Behind A Very Civil Matter: Professional Abuse by Elaine Duffus Domestic abuse is not always visible.It does not always leave physical marks. And too often, it is not believed. Across the world, individuals and families continue to suffer in silence—caught in patterns of abuse that are complex, calculated,…