The Kardashians announced this week that they are bringing an end to their reality television show, Keeping Up With The Kardashians. They rose to global stardom off the back of a sex tape featuring Kim Kardashian and singer Ray J that surfaced on the net in 2007. Over the last 13 years, they have captivated […]
This Is What Happened When I Kicked Off My Heels For Good.
“If a woman never takes off her high-heeled shoes, how will she ever know how far she could walk or how fast she could run.” – Germaine Greer As a young girl of nine, I remember sitting at the back of my class, and watching my teacher strut up and down the aisle between our […]
You Should Never Feel Ashamed, Buttercup. You Did Nothing Wrong.
In 2011, I hit rock bottom and faced ruin after experiencing severe burnout during my legal career. I left behind my homeland of the UK to begin again in Andalucia, Spain. In my first year in Spain, I found myself sitting outside a café, one day when a woman asked if she could join me. […]
6 Signs That You’ve Been Tamed.
It’s the dream, isn’t it? To live a wild and free life. Most of us feel a yearning in our heart that is the call to the wild. To create a life of freedom. Who, deep down inside, doesn’t want to be free? By freedom, I mean free from anything that isn’t in alignment with […]
Chinese Panda Breeding Centre Is A Ray Of Hope In The Land Of Animal Cruelty.
In 2005, I travelled throughout China or should I say that I fumed my way throughout the land of the rising sun, on a two-month trip to the country. I’m a traveller who has learnt to live and let live when experiencing other cultures, yet the appalling treatment of animals in China wasn’t something I […]
Western Privilege. Does A Fish Need A Passport?
I recently wrote about the consequences of my country’s quest for world dominion under their patriarchal system of rule in a post, I’m British & White. I Apologise For My Country In Every Land I Roam, Western privilege is one of the consequences that still plays out today. Western privilege is a subject that doesn’t […]
I Don’t Want To Live In A World Without The Wild. Do You?
Back when I was a girl, I lived in a town close to Manchester in the UK. While my school was in an urban area, it was close to a large green space called Tandle Hills. This large patch of wild was the perfect antidote to living in a town, giving the residents space to […]