Humour is important and takes many forms. According Harvey Aukin humour is based around anger, lust, envy, greed… “You show me a sit-com about Francis of Assisi, and I’ll show you a bummer”. Some humour is considered offensive by some … Continued
Only one more day of SAD during the run up to Christmas. I know it might seem strange that I can predict so accurately when my symptoms will stop. However, decades of experiencing this has also ended with the same … Continued
Emotional Resilience? Sounds interesting yet what is it? Could be helpful especially at Christmas when emotions can be stretched to their limit. So, what is emotional resilience, why is it needed during Christmas and what can we do to improve … Continued
November is always a difficult month for me. This year has been no different, yet it has been completely different to the other years. Confused? So was I. My confusion was that my SAD didn’t follow its usual pattern. You … Continued
I am SAD and I am confused about my SAD. In fact, I am feeling very discombobulated at the moment. This time of year is always a struggle yet this has been more of a struggle than usual. Unlike normal … Continued
Laughter. There’s not been a huge about of it ringing around “Chez Fletcher” recently. As I briefly mentioned in “You can never have enough Flamingos” the last few weeks have been tough. Any laughter has been of the “OMG I can’t … Continued
Although Andrew and I are less than six months into living a Canbace Life we have seen so many changes in that time. We no longer feel the weight of being childLESS crushing down on our hearts: instead we greet … Continued
This week flamingos have come to the rescue again this week. Last week I was on a real high. Andrew and I were extremely busy with the last-minute tasks associated with publishing the magazine. However, despite the amount of work … Continued
At the moment I am in the middle of a moratorium of creating new content for the Canbace Diaries. I’ve been struggling with exhaustion and Andrew put his foot down last week. No new content until 1st November. So instead … Continued
The emotional pain that we all experience at one time or another can be overwhelming. In the midst of it it is hard to know where to start in terms of emotional healing. However, there comes a time when we … Continued