What to Ask Before Having Children... ‘Do you think you’ll ever have kids?’ becomes the way your parents say hello, and the once relieving monthly reminder that you’re not pregnant becomes a sinister one that your biological clock is ticking. Its decision time, do you want to start trying? Are you …
Butterfly: Why Gender Transition is A Family Matter
Why is Gender Transition a Family Matter? The recent ITV series Butterfly was a brave attempt to offer an insight into a family coping with the gender transition. My commentary explains how everyone in the family is finding their way to relate to Transition. "There is no other way. Even if one …
When The Dog Bites a mindfulness story
When the Dog Bites ... Coping, with Mindfulness It sounds like a metaphor, but this is actually what happened to me not so long ago. I was rushing to the bus, going to my first in life networking meeting – thinking what it may be like, and so on. On my way I encountered my neighbour with his …