The Next Chapter

I have my own private practice.

I just had my 53rd birthday. Sitting in my new office of my own private counselling practice I was able to reflect that it has been quite the year!

The last time I posted anything here, I was recovering from surgery, a lumpectomy for my breast cancer. I have occasionally journalled since then but I haven’t blogged publically. I haven’t written anything intended to be seen by anyone else. Considering I was previously averaging thousands of words a week this was quite the change. But breast cancer will do that to you. I have “recovered” from the surgery and the subsequent treatments but it has changed my capacity and my perspective forever.

So a quick recap;

Bloody Dawn is still with my Agent and she still sends it out when there is an appropriate publisher to try.

I have taken up lino printing with a vengeance.

My step-kids have grown and evolved and so has my relationship with them. Their mother has given up any pretence of actually wanting to put any effort into them.

I was taken off my HRT and given a drug that strips your body of Oestrogen and Progesterone as part of my treatment for breast cancer. In combination with my ADHD, the result was disastrous for my mental health (it wasn’t great for my physical health either). Add into that the client load I had at the time was even more taxing and psychologically dangerous.