Fifty Years On: The Life I Didn’t Live
The other path I might have taken, and why I don’t regret the one I did Whilst I’m taking some time away from regular writing, the news this week caught my attention. A-level results are out tomorrow, and much is being said about university admissions, including that many young people today aren’t used to phoning […]
Finding Home in the Woods: How I Became a Woodland Steward
As I sit beneath the broad canopy of trees at my woodland basecamp, it’s hard to believe how much has unfolded since that first encounter with this land. This place, my wood, has become so much more than a plot of trees. It’s become a teacher, a sanctuary, and a space where something in me […]
How Do You Begin Your Day?
A Woodland Reflection on Morning Practices This morning, as I stepped out of my car and into the quiet embrace of the woodland, I paused, breathed in deeply, and noticed the subtle shifts that signalled my arrival. The scent of the earth, the birdsong, the stillness. This small act, this moment of presence, is part […]
A New Start, at Any Time
A woodland reflection by Dr. Denise Taylor This time I filmed from a different part of my woodland, my base camp, where logs are stacked and thoughts are often stirred. What emerged today was this: we can choose a new start any time we like. Not just at New Year, not just when life forces […]
A Field Guide to Being Human: Reflections on Flying Lead Change
I’ve just finished reading Flying Lead Change by Kelly Wendorf, and though it centres around work with horses, the heart of the book is much broader. It’s a field guide for being human, especially for those of us seeking to live and lead from a deeper place. The book weaves together nature-based intelligence, indigenous knowledge, […]
Still Expanding: When Possibility Feels Like Pressure in Later Life
There’s a kind of overwhelm that has nothing to do with deadlines, and everything to do with possibility. You might know it. The quiet pressure of unfinished ideas. Of folders and saved articles. Of software tools you meant to explore. The sense that there’s still more you could be doing, not because anyone’s asking, but […]
Deep Imagery: Walking with the Inner Wild
Walking with the Inner Wild: An Introduction to Deep Imagery By Dr. Denise Taylor I’m writing to you today from my woodland in rural Gloucestershire, where the quiet of the trees invites deeper listening. I want to share something close to my heart, deep imagery, a gentle yet powerful way to access your inner world […]
Climbing Mountains at 83: Sheila Hancock and the Art of Bold Ageing
What does it really mean to age boldly? For me, it’s about doing something unexpected, something that stretches you. Not to prove anything, but to feel fully alive. That’s why Sheila Hancock’s story stays with me. At 83, she climbed a real mountain for a film role, not because she had to, but because she […]
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🌿 On Thriving, Freedom, and Finding Our Way Back to Ourselves
There comes a point in later life when we say something like: I can’t live like this anymore. We’ve tried to fit in for too long.We’ve adapted to workplace cultures.We’ve hidden our true selves to meet expectations. But when we finally listen to that quiet voice, the one that says enough, it’s not a crisis. […]