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Sheila shares how dropped balls signal overload, not failure. Read More
Balancing motherhood and career through a four-day working week. Read More
Balancing motherhood and career through a four-day working week. Read More
It’s so common that I’m the only woman in a meeting that I rarely notice but from time to time it hits me in the face and I wonder how this can still be possible in 2026. I work in financ... Read More
Living with MS has made one thing unavoidable: life does not stabilise.
There are days when my body feels generous. There are days when it feels unpredictable. Energy rises and falls. Plans chan... Read More
I recently left a job after 14 years and, whilst weighing up the decision, I realised that much of the thought processes were akin to leaving a long-term relationship. Whilst many people can&rs... Read More
I've just clocked up 21 years since qualifying as a solicitor which, aside from making me feel old, makes me think back to my first job and how I doubted I'd reach my first anniversary, let a... Read More
I ask for help a lot. With Secondary Progressive MS, I need help into a taxi, help from my daughters, help from strangers, help from my husband. Help comes in many forms: sometimes intimate, sometime... Read More
The soundtrack to the Friends tv show was the background to my teenage years. It amused me when Friends had a resurgence in popularity a few years ago and a new generation were enjoying it as m... Read More
“Hope you have a good day.”
“I hope it doesn’t rain.”
“I hope you’re well.”
We say the word hope all the time. It slips into our conversations so easily that we barely notice it. A kind word, a war... Read More
After I finished university, my parents immediately began searching for a suitable match for me. It didn’t take long. One day, while shopping on our local high street, I saw my cousin and waved... Read More
Hello and welcome to our unique blog post, brought to you by some dedicated members of our employee-led 'Take a Break' committee. This space is specially crafted for our colleagues who find t... Read More
Living with a chronic illness is undeniably challenging. There’s no sugar-coating it. For me, Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS) and mobility issues are daily realities. There&rsqu... Read More
When I was 15 I was sexually assaulted on the Paris Metro. “That was terrible”, said the French family I was staying with as we got off the train. Odd, I thought, that they&rs... Read More
They all say that death is part of the cycle of life. We hear about people dying all over the world, everyday, from all sorts of causes. But when it comes to someone close to us, it is de... Read More
Introduction
As someone living with progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS), I've faced numerous challenges. But through it all, I've learned invaluable lessons, many of which I owe to my la... Read More
I’ve been a line manager for several years and have been managed by an array of people over the years too with varying degrees of success. I thought I would share some of the lessons I’ve... Read More
I want to tackle a question I get a lot, particularly with my somewhat unorthodox commute– it's the big "why?" Why, with secondary progressive MS and my limited mobility, do I sti... Read More
I am not well educated. I have a few GCSEs to my name, never did A-levels and my lack of university attendance was, for a long time, a big old chip on my shoulder. But just because I am not degree le... Read More
The older I’ve become and the more this disease progresses, the more I realise that everyone is dealing with something. My average day is not the same as anyone else’s but it is mine.
... Read More
For me, 2023 has been a year of change. From starting my career, moving out of my family home, and pushing myself to try new things, I am grateful for everything that has happened.
While I still... Read More
I have MS, it doesn’t have me. I am a full time cityworker, wife and mother of two daughters (12 and 10). I was diagnosed with MS in 2019 but the doctors think I’ve had it since my early ... Read More
As I hit my 35th birthday this September I also hit that moment in my life where I realised the point of my career was not about ‘the money’.
As I reflect on my career cho... Read More
My dad would be walking me down the aisle. It wasn’t planned that way but the registrar suggested it and we went with it. I was prepped by the registrar whilst the guests waited on ... Read More
I have been through many many corporate training days, diversity training days, women in business seminars and management training courses in my career and so feel qualified to create a tick list of ... Read More
A brown man walks into a pub.......is potentially the start of a humorous observation of ethnic mismatches and misunderstandings that would have been acceptable in the 80's, but actually it conti... Read More
Since childhood, the two words “Koi Na” have been, metaphorically speaking, tattooed to my forehead.
The cultural phrase “Koi Na” translates to either “never mind&r... Read More
One Saturday morning we were looking for something to do with the kids and I suggested to my husband that we go check out Mercedes Benz World. It’s not too far from us, I’ve heard good th... Read More