Adventure and lived experience
Adventure and lived experience offer insight that theory alone cannot. The content here explores how challenge, recovery, and adaptation shape perspective, influence decision-making, and build resilience that translates into everyday life and leadership.
We are not about chasing extremes. They are about learning who you become when comfort disappears, and plans change. Drawing on personal challenge, adaptation, and recovery, this space reflects on the moments that shape perspective, resilience, and purpose.
These stories are shared through my speaking and writing. I aim to explore what it means to keep moving forward when the path is uncertain, and how lived experience can deepen understanding, empathy, and leadership in life and work.
Every expedition reinforces the same truth organisations face daily: progress comes from adaptation, trust, and the willingness to keep moving forward when plans change
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Finding Love with Someone Who Has Children – The Story I Needed.
A Life I Thought I Wanted If you had asked me at 15 whether I wanted children, or imagined I would one day be finding love with someone who has children, my answer would have been an immediate and resounding no. Back then, the thought of parenthood didn’t appeal to me, and that feeling stayed…
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Project Can’t: Why I Turned the Word ‘Can’t’ Into My Fuel
Project Cant is more than just a concept it’s a vaccine to a worldwide pandemic. We’ve all heard the word “can’t”. It’s a word that stings, whether it’s whispered in doubt, shouted in defeat, or quietly believed in our darkest moments. For many, “can’t” is a full stop. For me, it became the beginning of…
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Long-Term Effects of CRPS, My Life In A Blog
Living with Long-Term Effects of CRPS. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome is a daily battle, but when the condition affects the spine, specifically the L1 and L2 region, its impact can extend far beyond chronic pain. For me, this diagnosis wasn’t just about pain; it became a turning point in every part of my life. I remember when…
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Mental preparation in professional sport: My Journey Through Sport and the Anticipation of Wimbledon 2025
Mental preparation in professional sport is as necessary as physical preparation. As I sit watching Wimbledon 2025, with the rhythmic thud of the ball and the hush of the crowd between serves, something stirs deep within me. It’s not just admiration for the game, it’s recognition. I know what those players are feeling. The pressure.…
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Climbing Scottish mountains with a disability
Who Needs a Quiet Weekend When There Are Scottish Giants Waiting to Be Climbed? Climbing Scottish mountains with a disability is not for the faint hearted. Some people unwind with a quiet weekend and a good book. Me? I lace up my boots, grab my crutches, and head for the mountains. Recently, I had the…
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My Life Through Inclusive Technology
Inclusive technology isn’t just something I advocate for, it’s something I live and breathe every single day. As someone who is neurodivergent, accessibility and flexibility are essential to how I function in both personal and professional spaces. I’ve spent years navigating the barriers that many of us face in the workplace, especially those that aren’t…
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How a Disability Helped Me Do What Most People Won’t Try
I want to share with you how a disability helped me do what most people won’t try. You see, when I woke up one morning paralysed from the waist down, my life didn’t just change, it was dismantled. The old goals, the assumptions, the path I was on? Gone. What came next wasn’t easy. It…