"But if it is an apple tree it will not have the ability to bear pears or plums." Guys hey, By popular demand I am writing more regularly again. So hi! (People actually read what I write? And want more? Crazy I know) I'll make this quickish though as last week was lengthyyyy (here if you missed it: Growing Up: lemme end your suffering real quick & the problem with religion) First up: "There had been a lot of situations where I was essentially told to shut up because I didn't belong to XYZ...
28 days ago • 4 min read
Guys hiiiiii I am back from the 10 day Vipassana retreat. I spent last week getting myself back into balance by eating loads of junk food and watching Tiktoks late at night. I am now here writing to you, so excited to share, but my brain is exploding there's so much I want to tell you about so bear with... THIS IS LONG (maybe longest yet?), but great. You're going to love it. As discussed before I went in (Growing Up: you must bring forth what is within you) the 10 days looked like: 4am...
about 1 month ago • 12 min read
Hi guys, Ahhhh I'm feeling so nervous. I think it's because I'm going on my first ever Vipassana retreat tomorrow... 10 day silent retreat. No reading / writing / speaking / touching... not even a cheeky jog on the spot or a downward dog. 4am wakeup bell (gong?) and then many, many hours of cross legged meditation on the floor... wish me luck!! Can share more when I'm on the other side if anyone's interested... would love to hear about your experience too if you've done one... (more on...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
Hello! Oops it's been a while... just realised longer than I thought as I have four podcast eps to tell you about. wooo But first... I've started reading Paul Millerd's The Pathless Path. Paul worked in strategy consulting for several years before walking away to "embrace a pathless path"... In a ten‑year period, I worked for five companies and spent two years in grad school. I moved from job to job, convinced the next stop was always the final stop. My restlessness was easy to hide because...
3 months ago • 5 min read
Guys ahhh sorry this is long. But good! I promise. Enjoy xx (it's also very enthusiastic, brace yourselves for many exclamation marks) 1) Please excuse this interruption to regular programming. I have a minor request. (Don't worry it's going to make your life better and also someone else's, yay!... It's my birthday on Friday & I entitle myself to one request of you per annum.) Okay so the request is... Please take 2 mins to write to someone who you feel gratitude towards! That's it! Maybe...
4 months ago • 9 min read
"Most people aren't lucky enough to get fired and die a slow spiritual death over 30-40 years of tolerating the mediocre" from The 4-Hour Workweek, by Tim Ferriss, the book I'm currently finishing (and yes I have been doing the "comfort challenges" including lying on the ground in the middle of the pavement on a busy London street, two days in a row. Am I insane? Quite possibly.) Okay guys I actually did what I said I'd do last week and read Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t by Steven...
4 months ago • 7 min read
"Rule of thumb: the more important a call or action is to our soul's evolution, the more Resistance we will feel towards pursuing it." Hi friends,Jumping right in because brain on holiday mode (see below). Last week I read Steven Pressfield's The War of Art, it having been on my radar on ages. Did not disappoint. Resistance is infallible Like a magnetised needle floating on a surface of oil. Resistance will unfailingly point to true North - meaning that calling or action it most wants to stop...
5 months ago • 4 min read
"Understanding what is “wrong” with people currently is more a question of the mindset of the practitioner (and of what insurance companies will pay for) than of verifiable, objective facts." - Bessel van der Kolk Hey guys, A couple of hot takes below, be warned! (Simpsons quote in title, I basically have become Reverend Lovejoy's wife since speaking to Erica Komisar on the podcast last week (see below) so really stepping into it) First up from The Body Keeps the Score, by Dutch psychiatrist,...
5 months ago • 7 min read
"I always try to lead with my curiosity and if there's something I'm passionate about, to see where it takes me, to explore it without any preconceived notions, without any expectation of results, without saying it has to be this way." - musical prodigy on the pod this week (see below) Hey guys, Welcome to this week's slightly disjointed newsletter. Let's dive in:Quote I'm thinking about, from the book I'm currently reading (The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk) "Isolating oneself...
6 months ago • 4 min read