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2024 - Where have I been??
It's December, Spotify's Wrapped has dropped*, so it has got to be the right time to take a moment and look back at the year that passed....
Dec 12, 20245 min read


Two years on, taking stock on the ever evolving moral conflict in UK Defence
What started out as a routine dog walk led me to an insightful reflexive experience about my own "moral journey" over the past couple of...
Feb 5, 20244 min read


May 17, 20230 min read


Prozac, therapy, and Eurovision: 5 reasons why embracing the song contest is good for you
This year's Eurovision Song Contest's grand final takes place just before the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. Coincidence? Well,...
May 9, 20235 min read


LGBT History Month: Growing up in a world in which you don't exist
February is LGBT history month, when traditionally we take the opportunity to look back at the history of the LGBT movement, key figures...
Feb 27, 20237 min read


2022 review - Chasing dreams in a nightmarish landscape
A year ago, 2022 was just around the corner, much anticipated and with a lot of expectations to live up to. After two years of hardship,...
Dec 14, 20227 min read


How studying in my 40s gave me much more than new knowledge and skills
It's only been two weeks since I handed in my dissertation, the final step in completing my MSc in Organisational Psychology, at the end...
Oct 15, 20227 min read

My career soundtrack: 8 songs which accompanied my working life
We usually associate music, particularly popular music, with leisure time, relaxing, partying, or just escapism. It often stands in...
Jul 11, 20227 min read


Morality & Me - Episode 5: Leaving the defence industry
This final episode on my morality journey throughout my career is also the one where I have come to understand, accept and embrace my own...
Jun 9, 202210 min read


Morality & Me - Episode 4: On burning out... and rebuilding
On this journey through my career, looking at the ways in which matters of morality have played a part, I have so far shared stories and...
May 10, 20227 min read


Moral dilemma at the dinner table
A few nights ago, I went out for a lovely dinner with some friends, a great opportunity to catch up on what everyone was up to, reminisce...
Apr 22, 20226 min read


LGBTQ+ - No time for complacency
Thursday was International Transgender Day of Visibility, which saw a lot of stories of hardship but also of hope being published by...
Apr 2, 20224 min read


Mental Health at Work blog: My mental health journey across the Channel
I am very proud to have been given an opportunity to contribute to the Mental Health at Work website, through writing a blog about my...
Mar 11, 20221 min read


Morality & Me - Episode 2: Global Mobility, dilemmas without borders
The next leg of my journey through morality at work, revisiting my own career to date through the lens of moral reasoning, is taking me...
Feb 10, 20228 min read


Morality & Me - Episode 1: First jobs, fluffy animals, and moral awakening
In this series of articles, I will be looking back at my own relationship with morality through the course of my career to date: when did...
Jan 21, 20227 min read


2021 - The year I grew up
Like many, I like to take a moment towards the end of the year, and look back at what happened during the past 12 months, usually with a...
Dec 18, 20217 min read


Life on pause : 24 hours of wait, work, and worry...
We all start every working day with the knowledge that we will be balancing the requirements of the job and attention we devote to it...
Nov 4, 202110 min read


My life as a boring gay - an apology
As I sit down and get myself ready to watch Kylie Minogue's 2002 Fever Tour live in Manchester premiering on her YouTube channel (of...
Oct 17, 20217 min read


Mental Health in an Unequal World - A privileged perspective
The theme for this year's World Mental Health Day is "Mental health in an unequal world", reflecting the many divisions and inequalities...
Oct 10, 20217 min read


Break-in at breakfast: instincts, conflicts and forensics
Monday mornings aren't typically the most relaxing time of the week for anyone. On this specific Monday, my daily round of conference...
Oct 1, 20215 min read
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