Change, letting go and welcoming the new.

by emmacushnan // September 16, 2018 // No Comments

Yesterday I was clever and wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I will change myself. Rumi The pages were written a while ago. A chapter that has been my story. A journey that I didn’t choose... Continue reading →

Fairest of them all – Accepting the changes in me

by emmacushnan // April 10, 2018 // 6 Comments

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all? Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs I look in the mirror and stare at the face before me. Fine lines dart from the green eyes that still sparkle,... Continue reading →

Grieving what is lost

by emmacushnan // February 19, 2017 // No Comments

The tears fall staining the front of my dress. Sobs rack my body and I struggle to catch my breath. There is pain deep in my chest, twisting knots that feel like my heart is tearing. This is grief. Grief... Continue reading →

Embracing Change

by emmacushnan // December 30, 2016 // No Comments

“Suddenly you know……. it’s time to start something new and trust in the magic of new beginnings.” Fireworks explode everywhere, colours of the rainbow fill the dark sky. Bursting stars shimmer and fall earthbound while below everyone stands in awe.... Continue reading →

I matter too

by emmacushnan // December 30, 2016 // No Comments

“It does not matter how slowly you go, As long as you do not stop.” I admit I have struggled. Lost in uncertainty. Wondering about my self worth and the path I am treading. I yearn to belong, yet I... Continue reading →

Being You

by emmacushnan // December 28, 2016 // No Comments

Now Red the squirrel was a most enchanting creature of the forest. She loved to spend each day jumping from branch to branch high in the boughs of the trees on the search for nourishing nuts and lush red... Continue reading →

My Winter Solstice – Return of Light

by emmacushnan // December 28, 2016 // No Comments

I have known darkness, I have known the depth of winter. A winter that evades your soul and threatens to never give way to spring. I have felt swallowed up and in despair, alone, not knowing where to turn. Yet... Continue reading →

Autumn and the seasons of life

by emmacushnan // December 27, 2016 // No Comments

Flames of Red, flicking golds, bright yellows and sparkling browns, ah yes Autumn is here. Gone are long, lazy, summer days, the sun’s power fading, disappearing from our skies in the early evening, to leave cool, misty nights and... Continue reading →

Are you really making an Informed choice ?

by emmacushnan // February 6, 2016 // No Comments

Choice, you know is important. Everyday you make so many, from what to wear, what coffee you want on the way to work, to big things like where to live or the career you want. There are also many... Continue reading →

National maternity review birth tank – Matexp

by emmacushnan // October 25, 2015 // 3 Comments

On Thursday 22th October 2015, Myself, Helen, Gill, and Flo went to the National maternity review ‘Birth tank’ at the International convention centre in Birmingham. The event was to ‘pool ideas to improve maternity services and was to focus... Continue reading →

Emma Jane Cushnan

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