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Compassion and Serial Killers
Me: I am on season 12 of Criminal MindsTherapist: Have you watched Unorthodox? (goes on to describe it)Me: No, I am obsessed with serial killers currently and have watched all of these seasons consecutively Therapist: Continues to talk about the poignancy of Unorthodox…Me: Oh! You think I should stop watching serial killers and connect with… Continue reading
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Airports
I love airports. Luckily, since I spend a significant amount of my life in them. I’m a people watcher, and airports are one of the best places to engage in this pastime. I love watching people heading out on an adventure, returning from one, meeting and greeting loved ones at arrivals, excited goodbyes at departures.… Continue reading
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And I’m off
For a change, I don’t know where… My life in one sentence – jump off a cliff and trust I will fly and land in the right place. And not crash. I know – two sentences The cliffs change, the destination changes – the overwhelm that builds up thick and fast leading to the cliff… Continue reading
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Shiny face and power
Topless, half naked (which auto correct somewhat accurately changed to half baked), upright and proud on a Channel 4 TV trailer. With a fucking shiny face. A friend kindly said, let’s use the word ‘polished’. Another pointed out that perhaps the fact I’m half naked on National TV is more eye catching than the shiny… Continue reading
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Serendipity
Sometimes life absolutely amazes me. And I don’t mean in my permanent ‘WTAF’ way around people…. My Iraq deployment was shit. Wrong job for me, 23rd floor in an earthquake, not based in Baghdad where I wanted to be – I could go on. And I have no doubt that you are, at this point,… Continue reading
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When not to respond
Well, what a week. I’ve been a humanitarian responder for 30 years, and I cannot comprehend 20,000 people dead. Every single part of me is screaming to go and do something. Waking up multiple times in the night, wide eyed engulfed by the horror of what is happening. No, of course it’s not about me.… Continue reading
About Me
Leader, speaker, storyteller, feminist, body positivity activist living an intense, unapologetic life. I take space, I speak loudly, I call out bullshit. With courage, care, and deep empathy. I have spent my life making a positive difference to others through my work as a Humanitarian leader and now through my life experiences.
Life Changing Times 