About

Hello, I am a mid-40s woman with two young children.  No I didn’t have an amazing career that made me put off having my children until my late 30s.

I went a little primary school in Berkshire, won a scholarship to a private and academic girls school in Reading, started a degree in English at a technical college (not even a poly) and later trained in creative arts psychotherapy, leaving without finishing the qualification.

So a bit of a disappointment to my parents (daddy, may you rest in peace) and mostly to myself.

But now I feel a confidence that I could only have dreamed of when I was younger.  After years of personal development and therapy, deep processing and studying I now don’t give more than one monkey what people think.  Actually that’s a lie.  I do care greatly what people think but I have learned to not take it personally.  Positive or negative,  bonus or booby prize.

What’s most important to me?  My children, because the buck stops here.  Self-acceptance.  Because then I can be compassionate towards others.   Peopling my world with those that understand me.  My lovely A.  Because we are learning to understand each other.

joanna