Rebel Magic Books

Writing is not easy. There's a massive amount to learn and practise to become good at this craft. Like any other craft, although with writing we're quick to proclaim ourselves a bad writer before we've given ourselves enough time to learn. When I began...

I spent five years travelling, returning home at the end of 2020. For three of those years, I house- and dog-sat around Europe and the UK.
I've had several careers: nurse, sales representative (in the medical industry), CEO, post-grad student, executive business & management consultant, coach, writer....

Isolation Sickness is a thing. I know because I have it.
There’s a lot of research on it, most of which has emerged from studying the elderly, and prisoners in solitary confinement. There’s now new stuff emerging because of covid isolation.
Prolonged social isolation has debilitating effects on mammals, resulting in depression, post-traumatic stress, anxiety, panic attacks, a lack of confidence, paranoia, an inability to think clearly, and aggression.[1],,[2] I don’t have aggression. “These...

from JV Manning, randomthoughtsandlotsacoffee.com
It’s like the Universe has sent us all to our rooms to think about what we have done.
I thought I was prepared for anything life decided to throw at me. I thought I had the tools to handle any crisis, any problem. I’d navigated my life breaking apart so many times, I felt like a pro at putting shit back together in what would become my...