Blog

A space for embracing life’s later chapters with intention and wisdom. Here you’ll find reflections on conscious ageing, retirement pathways, meaningful work transitions, and volunteer opportunities. I also share insights on health and wellbeing, relationships, and guided self-discovery — alongside nature-based transformation through retreats, Vision Quests, and time outdoors.

Confucious

7 September 2025

Finding Calm at the Confucius Festival

Birthday in the wood

1 September 2025

A Birthday in the Wood: Stories, Memories, and What We Hold Close

wedding

28 August 2025

A Letter to My 35-Year-Old Self

late 60s

25 August 2025

Late 60s and Letting Things Settle

Graduation

13 August 2025

Fifty Years On: The Life I Didn’t Live

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5 August 2025

Finding Home in the Woods: How I Became a Woodland Steward

How Do You Begin Your Day

4 August 2025

How Do You Begin Your Day?

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20 July 2025

A New Start, at Any Time

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18 July 2025

A Field Guide to Being Human: Reflections on Flying Lead Change

me at 2000 trees

16 July 2025

Still Expanding: When Possibility Feels Like Pressure in Later Life

deep imagery

29 June 2025

Deep Imagery: Walking with the Inner Wild

Bold Ageing

18 June 2025

Climbing Mountains at 83: Sheila Hancock and the Art of Bold Ageing