From My Desk to Yours
Musings, thoughts and information I want to share with the world.
Grief trains us to catalogue pain with remarkable precision. Every trigger, every ambush, filed and retrievable on demand. But what about the moments we were okay? A personal essay on glimmers — and why building a second catalogue might be the most quietly powerful thing you can do in a hard season.
I was standing at the edge of the Great Sand Sea in Siwa Oasis, Egypt, feeling something I hadn’t felt in years. Stillness. Not the exhausted kind — the kind that comes when you finally stop running. This is the story of what that retreat gave me, what it couldn’t, and what I had to create instead.
One in four known pregnancies ends in loss. If you know five women, you know someone affected. Here’s why pregnancy loss is anything but a niche topic.
Publishing my book in midlife wasn’t just about ticking a goal off my list – it was a complete reclamation of who I am. At 48, after six pregnancy losses and 25 years of keeping secrets, I finally found my voice. Here’s what the journey from journal entries to published author taught me about courage, vulnerability, and telling the truth.
My Word of the Year for 2025 was STORY. I published my book, found my voice, and changed everything. Here’s what it taught me + how to choose YOUR word for 2026.
Prefer a video? Watch the playlist on YouTube. Growing up, the only thing I knew I wanted to be was a mother. I was the girliest of girls – long hair, ponytails, pink everything, and dolls galore. I have a photograph of myself at around five or six years old, asleep with my arm over…
Three years ago, I published a blog post titled “I’m Writing a Book.” It was October 2022. I had realised that my writing could help someone, but I was terrified to tell anyone. What if I never finished? What if it was rubbish? What if no one cared? Today, I’m writing this post as a…
Pleasure is more than just a feeling—it’s a fundamental part of being human. In this post, I share how I moved from blaming myself for my past to mindfully embracing small moments of joy, and how reclaiming pleasure became a pivotal step in my healing journey. Discover why making space for pleasure is the key to unlocking your true presence and power.
Healing after loss is recognising that grief and anxiety are cyclical. This is how they manifested for me during my little sister’s birth.
Join empowerment coach Bianca Johnson as she shares 48 personal insights, quirks, and life lessons as she is celebrating 48 years on earth.
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