I have always struggled to make decisions. It is so hard when you are faced with two options and you know that if you choose the wrong...

I used to be a huge music snob. Classical music was the only real music and everything else was electronic trash. Then Michael Jackson,...

Any artist, whether a painter, musician, actor or author, would attest to having been at that point- you stare at the empty page or...

Evermore is an album that often goes overlooked because of Folklore, I can kinda see why it happens, in my opinion Folklore is her best...

I recently watched a documentary describing why Swedish people were among the happiest in the world. And one reason really struck with...

The first song I ever heard from Taylor Swift was 'Teardrops on My Guitar'. It sounded so different from what was in the charts at the...

How many times have you heard ‘do what you love and you’ll never have to work another day in your life?’ or ‘Just follow your passion’ as...

Hello again! I hope you enjoyed my post last week about self-compassion and I hope it gave you insight into how it can be helpful rather...

Self-compassion to me has always been a dirty word. Isn't that about letting yourself off the hook when you make a mistake or fail? I...

Who expected and planned for 2020 being the year it was with COVID, lockdown, restrictions and our lives and plans basically going out...

“hey, I kind of like this one!” I leaned over to turn up the volume in Kristen’s volvo as Teardrops on my guitar entered its dramatic...

The two Taylor Swift Songs I am most fascinated by are Style and Getaway Car; songs that while appreciated in the Swift canon are never...

How can it be a choice? Not only do you hate yourself and have crippling low-self esteem but now you are also to blame for your low...

Growing up I watched adults around me always seeming to get everything right and understanding exactly how to act and how to manipulate...

One of the hardest things in life is learning not to seek other people's approval. From young we crave approval, we crave to be liked, to...

After writing my last post on intrusive thoughts, many people asked about feelings, which got me thinking. Just like thoughts, we spend...

Have you ever had scary and intrusive thoughts that you wish you could get rid of but nothing you do makes them go away? I know I have....

Casual Taylor fans may not have bothered with this song as it was never released as a single. Yet, on a lesser album, Enchanted may have...

Our belief in our inadequacy and inability to succeed largely stems from the feeling of being ‘unique’ or ‘different to’ other people....

It is not the actual failure that bothers us so much but the stories we tell ourselves for why we failed. The thing about how we often...