Now my children are adults, I can look back at the times that felt most challenging, especially when it came to behaviour, and see them through a more reflective lens. I think I would take their actions personally at times often seeing behaviour that challenged me as a failure of my parenting, rather than accepting it for what it was - even knowing what I did as a professional those thoughts still infiltrated my mind. When you’re in the middle of it at home, dealing with the day to day...

What does emotional health mean to me? In short - everything . Emotional health is the foundation on which everything else is built upon and it’s intrinsically linked with our physical health too. I grew up as a child confused and anxious. I look back at my first few years of life and I can’t remember any obvious loud emotions that overtook my young life, yes, I was naturally reserved around people I didn’t know and felt the end of things intensely - even the end of the day, but I can’t...

Derby Theatre, June 2025 There’s something nostalgic for me about stepping into Derby Theatre on a weekday evening, a familiar hum of...