A guest post for you all today and something that I think is important at this time. I have made a commitment to my health to have a balanced diet and I exercise at least three times a week. I have lost 11 1/2 lbs so far this year and I am taking it nice and slow so...
On Monday evening I was in London all set for the first Digital Women Awards. I was lucky enough to be a finalist for Digital Role Model, Digital Mother and Digital Women for Good. Digital Women: a community created to empower one million women through...
There are parts of my life and my experiences which I haven’t been able to share and late last year there was no exception. I could share how I felt; I was stuck on my own on a train crying, trying to hold it back, sniveling and feeling very hot and bothered with no...
Toward the end of last year, I was traveling back from Devon and I had an unexpected conversation with the taxi driver on the way to the train station. I had a pleasant chat with the driver, the usual small talk that you would expect. I seem to intrigue others when...
Delighted to be taking part in the blog tour for Madeline Dyer with her very personal book Captive. I was drawn to it when I had seen a couple of posts about it and had to give it a read. I was drawn in because of my own love for writing poetry and to see whether I...
Since my first book was published, many people have asked me why I wrote Isolation Junction. I suppose there are many answers to that question raging from, "Because I wanted to see if I could write at length" to "Because I wanted to think through how I felt about the...
A guest post here today and something I remind myself of and need to focus on refreshing my own knowledge with my skills. Not just my skills but educating myself constantly on domestic abuse and also the platforms I use to raise awareness. Keeping up to date is...
A guest post on my blog today and certainly something I can take from as I go into 2020 with a get healthy attitude. One thing a lot of people will be looking to do in 2020 is getting their health in order. This is a New Year’s Resolution around the world. However,...
Merry Christmas! To celebrate Christmas this year #AbuseTalk is running a very unique and amazing giveaway over the next 12 days. 12 prizes with 23 entries per person and it's FREE to enter. All of the prizes are linked to domestic abuse in some way, whether that's...
The other night I was falling to sleep when I suddenly saw a dark figure standing over me. I blinked and realised my mind was playing tricks on me and it was just the way the light was shining through the curtains. It shook me up because I remembered how fearful going...
I have opened a Patreon Creator account and excited to let you all know about it and how you can get involved. Some of you may remember that I opened a Drip account and was honoured to have been invited to take part in this with Kickstarter being the company that...
I am delighted to be a part of a Rachels Random Resource's Blog Tour as it has been a while. Getting the opportunity to find out about other authors is enjoyable for me and escapism for my usual reading. I am reviewing Lottie Sparkles Magical Discovery by Petra...
Happy Monday folks, I am delighted to be sharing some fantastic news with you all. Rock Pool have come on board as the main sponsor for #AbuseTalk. Honestly I am celebrating because I have been on quite a journey with them, if you haven’t read this blog post from a...
Over the years I have been writing I have certainly improved and gained a method but I could have used some help in my early writing months. I lacked confidence and used to get a family member to read over anything and potentially edit, I was worried it...
We are in November and have said goodbye to October which was Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I was certainly kept busy and I know many of you followed the journey. BUT, awareness doesn't end after the month of October, it has to keep going. Which is why I am...
I am sure you will have seen the news by now about the award I received last week. I wanted to share with you a section of my journey I have struggled with but feel I am overcoming little by little. Let’s go back to last year when I received the award for Most...
On Tuesday evening I went along to see The Beauty Queen of Leenane at Hull Truck Theatre. I didn't expect that I would slip on my work hat, which is why I am sharing the production with you here. About: “sometimes I dream…of anything…Anything other than this…”...
October is here and it is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. You are invited to join me on the journey. Some are virtual events and some are physical events. ? 2nd: Abuse Talk Interview with Emma Mellor live broadcast on my YouTube channel 7.30pm GMT. ?...
Life is busy and life can be full of things that we have to do, rather than things that we want to do. And when the days are like this and they all roll into one, it can definitely have an impact on how you are feeling and how much you want to do things....
A short post for you today but one I wanted to share with you.I'm excited to announce that the Abuse Talk Podcast is going to be broadcast on Access North West community radio station. "With strong community links we don’t just want to talk at you, we want...
Whether we like it or not, the world is becoming a little more digital. This snowball effect means that there will be more and more at our disposal – and it won’t be long before we’re completely inundated with it! That might be a bad thing, and there will...
Today celebrates the opening of Abuse Talk Podcast and the launch of the first ever episode. I opted in for a soft launch and so haven't offered a build up, this is because the first episode determines the acceptance onto certain platforms. At the...
Over the past few years I have seen Hull in a different way, I have opened up the potential of Hull and as a part of my writing. I want to be clear that I am Hullensian and I couldn’t be prouder, to give you a bit of my background read this blog ‘Made in...
I used to think of branding for businesses, companies and organisations. I never thought I would be looking at branding as an individual and finding out what works and what doesn’t. I think everyone recognises the green wooden background that’s now placed across not only my website but my marketing and on social media, just like the pale orange for my #AbuseTalk.
I wonder if you realised that after May there was no wrap up, I couldn't believe it when it was a few days into June and I had that realisation moment that it had switched months. I hope you enjoy this double wrap up and what a packed two months it has...