45 years in a few paragraphs…………I’ll try and just say the relevant bits!

A bit of a back story…..

I was always a very compliant child, and always very keen to gain the approval of teachers and adults. However, somewhere along the way, I realised that just doing what was expected of me (within the social norms) wasn’t going to be my path. I began to question why things ‘had to be a certain way’, and the answer ‘because they just are’ lost it’s weight. However, it would take many years (and many adventures) before I would really understand that in order to find personal fulfillment I would have to create my own path in life.

After being Ordained (which was my life long ambition), I quickly realised that even this wasn’t going to done in a traditional way. So I didn’t end up running a church and a parish for the establishment, but instead began working independently. Whilst this brought great freedom, lack of financial support from an organisation (housing and salary wise) it also meant that I had to support myself by other means. A lifetime later, I became divorced and I was forced to reconsider everything I thought I had ever known with regard to relationships, love and my own beliefs about the world and my place in it.

It was then that I made a promise: to myself, and to my son…….that I would completely recreate my life. And that brought highs, lows and a world of challenges. 4 years on, and I wanted to give something back if I could by helping others to recreated their lives - because I know first hand, it isn’t easy on your own.