There are different ways to explore my diaries.
You can start at the beginning and read chronologically, following each day as it unfolds. Or you can use the Atlas to explore the major paths that my life has followed. If you’d rather follow individual feelings, people, places or symbols, the Map lets you navigate using the tags at the bottom of each entry.
Read Chronologically
Follow the diaries in the order they were written, starting at the beginning in 2006:
Explore the Atlas
Abuse
Coercive control; emotional, psychological or physical abuse; gaslighting; intimidation; manipulation; abusive patterns; leaving abuse; recovery from abusive experiences; understanding the impact of abuse.
Becoming
Self-esteem; identity; boundaries; emotional healing; personal growth; people-pleasing; self-worth; breaking old patterns; emotional awareness.
Childhood
Childhood memories; childhood family dynamics; emotional neglect; early beliefs; school years; childhood trauma; events before adulthood
Creativity
Writing; photography; creative projects; creative inspiration
Dreams
Dreams; dream interpretation; archetypes; Using dream symbols to understand the self; dissertation research into dreams; exploring the unconscious through imagery
Empty Nest
Children growing up; children leaving home; anticipating life after parenting; grief around children becoming independent; identity beyond active parenting
Family
Parents; grandparents; siblings; nieces and nephews; extended family; family relationships.
Grieving
Death of someone; anticipatory grief; grief after suicide; relationship grief; loss of identity; sudden death; letting go of hopes, dreams or imagined futures; the emotional aftermath of a significant loss; finding meaning after loss.
Health
Physical health; mental health; fatigue; perimenopause; PMS; illness; medical investigations; chronic fatigue; vestibular migraines.
Money
Finances; debt; budgeting; child maintenance; financial stress; financial beliefs; scarcity; wealth
Motherhood
Raising children; parenting decisions; supporting children; children’s education; behaviour; parenting worries; parenting successes; single parenting; teenage parent.
Purpose
Employment; business; university; education; life purpose; career decisions; meaningful work
Relationships
Friendship; romantic relationships; dating; love; sex; emotional intimacy; attraction; compatibility;living together; relationship anxiety; communication; attachment; break-ups
Spirituality & Symbolism
Intuition; the universe; soul; fate; synchronicity; psychics; spiritual beliefs; instinct; spiritual awakening; symbolic meaning; metaphors; symbolism in everyday life; using symbols to understand the self; exploring the unconscious through imagery
Use the Map
Every diary entry is also marked with tags. While the Atlas helps you follow the main routes, the map lets you trace paths of recurring thoughts, feelings, people, places and moments that connect across the years.
You might arrive through a dream, a photograph, a conversation or a single symbol, and discover where else that path leads.
However you choose to navigate my diaries, you won’t find separate stories. They overlap, intertwine and continually influence one another, just as they do in life itself.
Whether you start at the beginning, follow the Atlas or navigate by the Map, I hope you’ll discover something that resonates with your own journey.