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Freelance Creative- Communications Consultant, Design, Branding and Media.

And a little Empathy Card business on the side: Real Life Cards, for Real Life People...

03/09/2026

Anyone else have a holiday in August and it already feels like it was six months ago?! 😂

I had SUCH a lovely break away with my family.

Quality time, adventures, sea air, river swims, laughing until I couldn't breathe. Lots of joy. 💛

And then you come home and somehow life just... starts again. And usually at a faster pace than before.

The emails are there. The work is there. The washing is DEFINITELY there. September arrives out of nowhere. Everything starts gearing up again and suddenly that lovely slow holiday feeling disappears remarkably quickly. Within SECONDS.

So this is as much for me as it is for anybody else:

*You don't have to wait until your next holiday to make space for things that make you feel good.*

I'm giving myself permission to take a minute to breathe, and to deliberately plan some little bits of post-holiday joy amongst all the STUFF.

Not another holiday. (Although... TEMPTED) 😂 Just small things.

Seeing people I love. Going somewhere nice. Getting outside. Having an afternoon where I don't need to achieve anything. Whatever brings a little bit of that "life is more than my to-do list" feeling back.

I don't want to save all the good stuff for a couple of weeks a year.

So if you've come back from a summer break and already feel like you've been catapulted straight into the BUSY...

This is yours AND my permission to put some joy back in the diary. 💛

What are you putting in yours?

31/08/2026

MEET THE GUESTS. 🎙️💛

Look at these brilliant humans!

When I first started planning The Empathy Room, I knew I didn’t want to just talk about empathy. I wanted to hear from people with different experiences about what empathy actually looks like in real life.

And these are some of the people who said yes. 🥹

In Season One, we’re getting into conversations about:

💛 Diversity
💛 Grief
💛 Chronic illness & business
💛 The church
💛 Health & faith
💛 Immigration
💛 Eating disorders
💛 Young people

There are conversations in this season that have made me laugh, challenged me, taught me things, and made me stop what I was doing while editing just to sit with what somebody had said.

And in TWO WEEKS, I finally get to start sharing them with you.

The Empathy Room opens 14.09.26. 🎙️

Which conversation are you most interested in hearing? 👀

28/08/2026

GIVEAWAY TIME. 🎁💛

With The Empathy Room launching in just over TWO WEEKS, I thought we could have a little pre-launch celebration.

So I'm giving away a little bundle of Empathy Room joy, including:

📓 A limited edition Empathy Room notebook

💛 A bundle of stickers

And because this is The Empathy Room, I don't just want you to tag three friends, share to your stories, stand on one leg and perform a small dance to enter... 😂 Nope.

Instead, I want to hear from YOU.

There are three ways to get your name in the hat:

1️⃣ Tell me what empathy means to you.

2️⃣ Share with me a time someone got empathy right!

It could be something huge or something tiny. Something somebody said, did, noticed or understood that made a difference.

3️⃣ Join The Empathy Room podcast mailing list. 🎙️ (https://tinyurl.com/TheEmpathyRoom)

Already on it? That entry is already yours automatically.

Do one = one entry.

Do two = two entries.

Do all three = three entries.

You can answer the questions in the comments, or send me a DM if you'd rather your answer stayed private. 💛

One more thing: I'd love to include some of your thoughts in a future episode of The Empathy Room. If you're happy for me to share your answer anonymously, just add “happy to share” when you reply. Completely optional and it won't affect your entry.

Entries close 8pm Sunday 6th September and I'll contact the winner shortly after.

GOOD LUCK. 🎉

And thank you for helping me start The Empathy Room in exactly the way I hoped we would: by actually talking to each other. 💛

(UK entries only. This giveaway isn't sponsored, endorsed or administered by Instagram or Facebook.)

26/08/2026

THEO IS THIRTEEN. 😭🎈

I don't know how this has happened because he is obviously still my tiny little baby.

The birthday boy had an excellent day involving presents, a lot of treats, excessive attention and the arrival of his new little pal, Hangus the Highland Cow. 😂

13 years of this cutie little face. 💛

Happy birthday, best boy.

(Thought you needed this photo of him on your feed today. You're welcome.)

24/08/2026

IT HAS A DATE. 🎙️💛

The Empathy Room officially launches on Monday 14th September. The clock is TICKING.

EEEEEEEEEEE.

I've been working on this for MONTHS. Recording conversations. Editing conversations. Designing approximately 847 graphics. Making endless tiny decisions that somehow take three hours each. 😂

And suddenly... it's nearly here.

The Empathy Room is designed to create space to discuss the power of empathy in all areas of life and (hopefully) help us to understand each other better.

Over the next few weeks I'll introduce you to the brilliant humans who've joined me and share more about what's coming.

But for now:

14.09.26.

The door to The Empathy Room is nearly open. 💛

P.S. My mailing list got this news first this morning. 👀 I'm trying to spend more of my time over there and less of it shouting into the social-media void. 😂 Sign up here if you fancy joining us: https://tinyurl.com/TheEmpathyRoom

11/06/2026

A little behind-the-scenes thought... 💭

Recently I've been spending some time reflecting on work, creativity, life and what the next season might look like.

Nothing dramatic.

No big announcements.

Just making space to ask questions that I've been too busy to ask.

✨ What gives me energy and joy?

✨ What do I want more of?

✨ How do all the different parts of my work fit together?

✨ What might be changing, and what definitely isn't?

It's funny how often I encourage other people to make space for these conversations, while forgetting to do the same myself.

So for now, I'm treating this as a season of listening, learning and paying attention.

And before anyone worries - my Empathy Shop isn't going anywhere, and I'm not disappearing from freelance work either! Both are open for business! 😊

If anything, this season of reflection is helping me understand how all the different parts of my work fit together a little better.

What's something you've been reflecting on lately? 💛

24/04/2026

Lately, I’ve been a little quieter on here.

Not because I didn’t have anything to say…
but because I realised I felt a bit like I was drowning in the noise, the pace, and the pressure to keep showing up.

So I stepped back.
Not dramatically... just slowly choosing something that felt a bit more like me.

So instead of trying to keep up here, I’ve been building something a little different…

A space where I write slower, more reflective emails.
No noise. No pressure. Just honest thoughts, empathy, and the occasional life reflection (including a very full wedding season recently… 😅).

And in that quieter space, I found myself coming back to something really simple…

Writing letters.

💛 Real ones.
💛 Slow ones.
💛 The kind that don’t need to be perfect — just honest.

So I’ve put together a small, gentle guide to help bring that back.

Nothing complicated.
Just something to help you stop overthinking, know what to say, and actually send something meaningful to someone.

If there’s someone on your mind, this might be your nudge 💛

💌 You can grab the free guide here: subscribepage.io/rfo2cf

No pressure. This is just a small nudge to write the thing you’ve been meaning to say.

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