ByCatherine Green
Yesterday marked a significant breakthrough in the treatment of my rare congenital disease, Lymphodoema Distichiasis.. I finally met the elusive doctor that I should have seen back in Oct (when I went to the wrong hospital). He immediately ordered a referral to my GP for me to have ECG/ECHO and have my heart monitored because…
ByCatherine Green
This month we have opened up to the world again here in the UK. Shops, leisure facilities and non-medical healthcare services have resumed, including the reopening of my business, Goldstone Reiki. My business is new and still growing, so for the past few weeks I have taken time to connect with Mother Nature. Since I…
ByCatherine Green
Since I started actively promoting my novels in my local area, I found an increased number of people asking me how I managed to get published. For me it seems quite strange in this world of eBooks and DIY publishing. I have taken for granted the fact that for many people, being a published author…
ByCatherine Green
I dream of having time to indulge my writing passion without distractions. Here is my ideal writing day. What is your ideal day? There are far too many domestic distractions while my children are young, but it is getting easier now that they are growing. Where previously I snatched an hour while they napped, I…
ByCatherine Green
Do you tweet? Do you share posts on Facebook, have a Facebook page, Facebook group, Instagram account, Pinterest, Linked In… the list goes on. How do we effectively use social media as Indie authors? I cannot answer this question. I am very much using the “learn as you go” technique when it comes to social…
ByCatherine Green
How do you feel today? How did you feel yesterday? I feel ok. Just ok. My mood has been all over the place recently. Some days I feel happy, cheerful and bouncy. Other days I feel a bit flat, uninterested in my daily routine, and I can’t be bothered to make an effort. Some days…
ByCatherine Green
This week marks exactly twelve months since the UK went into its first full lockdown as the enormity of the Coronavirus pandemic began to be known. It has been a tumultuous year for my children and me. And it ain’t over yet! We strode into the lockdown full of positive intentions, determined not to break…
ByCatherine Green
This month’s Chronic Voice link-up feels like a breath of fresh air, or maybe that is just my mood. Here is how I use the monthly writing prompts to describe my life with chronic disease and parenting through the pandemic. Incorporating My children returned to school this week and so I find myself incorporating new…
ByCatherine Green
Are you familiar with sound therapy? It is often used alongside reiki healing therapy to give powerful transformative treatments. Here is my early experience of sound therapy from a spiritual retreat I attended several years ago: I attended a spiritual retreat for a weekend on which I was introduced to the ways of our Shaman…
ByCatherine Green
Are you homeschooling your children during the UK lockdown? Yes, me too. I detest it. I never wanted to be a teacher; that is why I chose to send my children to school. I remember meeting with the careers’ advisor at high school and they insisted that I should train to be a teacher. Apparently,…
ByCatherine Green
Today we are back to school after the half-term holiday, but for how long? We are awaiting a press conference from the Prime Minister where he is expected to announce a “road map out of lockdown.” Personally, I am not keen on these phrases from the government, but I will listen to his announcement and…
ByCatherine Green
How do you feel this week? Is the pandemic grinding you down, with all the lockdown measures, restrictions, and regulations? Perhaps you are recovering from Covid, or worried about loved ones with the illness. Or maybe you just want to forget the whole thing and find something new to focus on. Have you tried reiki…