Stress? What even is it? What is that word that uses up sucha large percentage of our vocabulary? That thing we feel when we find ourselvesin a situation with seemingly no way out? No matter who you are or your walk oflife, at some point in our lives we will experience a stressful situationwhether in our personal lives or connected with education or our job. We use itto describe our days, weeks and years and

According to the Government’s economic watchdog, UK unemployment is likely to reach 2.6 million in the middle of 2021, or 7.5% of the working age population. It’s currently about 1.6 million. Of course, this is likely to have a devastating effect on a lot of families and individuals and on top of the other effects of covid 19 we have had to endure this year.    The furlough system introduced at the start of the first lockdown

About 8 years ago I found myself confused, worried and in fear about my future.  The context of those feelings was that I was a solicitor and a partner in a national firm of solicitors, was well liked, respected and an inspiration to others.  I had been with the firm for over 15 years at that time.  I had been head-hunted into the firm at a time when I had just discovered I was pregnant.