Running on “empty”
In the run up to our holiday I knew that I desperately needed a break; my publishing work […]
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Reflections
The Poetess, The Outraged, and The Wild Woman
The other day I was genuinely discombobulated (and a bit upset) that a fairly well-known literary author (or should that
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Neoliberalism: the invisible monster
I had intended for this blog post to be about some books that I read recently and greatly appreciated, but
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Turning 40 – some reflections
I’m not particularly worried about getting older, but there’s something about the number 40 that doesn’t particularly appeal to
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The Editor (and creative contributor) to Her Book
Just the other day I officially signed off The Forgotten and the Fantastical 2 with the printers. I am relieved.
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A Christmas argument… and cognitive dissonance
As some of you already know, as an HSP I’m slow to react to stuff. Which is why I’m not
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Light and dark and the idea of hope
The world seems like a very dark place at the moment. A short while ago, when I heard about the
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Social media, high sensitivity and overwhelm
As an HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) I often find the world overwhelming. Sometimes I think it would have been good
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Grief, and why it’s useful to grieve
I’ve been thinking about grief a lot recently. When I begin to type ‘Marija Smits’ into my Google search bar
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Three year blogging anniversary and a giveaway
I began this blog 3 years ago and I’m proud to say that despite all the busyness of home and
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Dear highly sensitive soul
Welcome to the June 2015 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Talking to Yourself This post was written for inclusion in the
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First novel thoughts
I recently finished editing the manuscript of my first novel, which I started writing about 10 years ago. At this
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