Welcome to Lifelines with Susanne

Perimenopause isn’t one moment; it’s a long, messy transition with constant ups and downs. It’s like puberty, except now you’ve got bills, a career, maybe kids, aging parents, and absolutely zero interest in tolerating bullshit. Hormones start shifting and suddenly you’re crying at a toothbrush advert, waking up at 3:14am for no reason, wanting to strangle your partner for breathing “too loudly”, smelling EVERYTHING, and genuinely wondering if your entire personality has slip

Although the process of working for myself was easy, the feelings have been harder to manage…even buying a laptop was super triggering

It’s a deep dive into how trauma isn’t just a bad memory stored in the brain (actually it’s stored completely differently)

Burnout hit me like a brick wall, though I didn’t see it coming until I was already underwater. It wasn’t just exhaustion; it was a...

Having quit my job this summer (for a wide variety of reasons - to be covered in a future post) my partner and I have set out travelling...

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about privilege recently and also the added unseen stress and fear that comes with not having privilege...

Reflect on my time in consulting especially and the things I think I find more challenging which I don't tend to see my neurotypical colleag

I'm actually finding myself enjoying the winter, revelling in the cosyness of it all. But what's changed?

At so many organisations 'we' rely on colleagues from minority group to undertake DEI work which needs to change.

I was off work for just over ten and a half months in 2023. What started as a well earned sabbatical turned into a much needed burnout...

I was hoping people I was hoping to get some tips on how to be ok with people not liking me from this book - what I got was so much more

So I never thought I'd sit around and talk to my inner child (or do my roller skate practise in my kitchen - another post I think)…

I've been feeling very angry to be honest, mostly at myself for getting burnt out and not being 100% better yet

Day 1 - I fall on my head trying to do the long downward facing dog and cannot hold the plank pose - great start!

I remember standing by my mum as she died with my aunt and uncle and feeling the loneliest I have ever felt in my life

I've suffered with anxiety for 15 years now and I'm only just figuring out how to get through it and regulate myself

I can still remember my first panic attack so vividly. I was on the bus going to work passing through Old Street roundabout in East London.

For the past 2-3 months I’ve been trying a variety of meditations and guides and wanted to share some of the experience with you.

Ok, so the thought of looking at myself in the mirror telling myself I’m beautiful and can do anything is a bit cringy…

As we gathered for the first session my anxiety got worse - we were clearly going to have to sit round in a circle and share our feelings…