Finding the life in your years.

by emmacushnan // October 26, 2019 // No Comments

In the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln There is a striving for the extending of life. From gene therapy and pioneering medical advances, to beauty products that... Continue reading →

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 →

Are you filling up your ‘Wellbeing Bucket’

by emmacushnan // April 24, 2018 // No Comments

You scroll down the pictures, your phone alight with happy, smiling faces. A day at the zoo, games in the park, happy days spent in the sun, oh and look your friend has posted the unicorn cupcakes she has made... Continue reading →

When the fairytale is broken

by emmacushnan // February 21, 2018 // No Comments

I have always loved fairytales. Magical worlds in which to escape full of intrigue, hero’s, villain’s, and of course, the fight between good and evil. I use to have my own fairytale, my own story of how I dreamed my... Continue reading →

Wishing on a Star – Thrive Awards Winner

by emmacushnan // February 5, 2018 // No Comments

I heard my name but I couldn’t believe it. My legs just won’t move and everything is a bit of a blur of lights and applause. Urged out of my chair I head towards the stage, it feels like... Continue reading →

Out of the blue and meeting a Duchess.

by emmacushnan // April 2, 2017 // No Comments

Two years ago I sat in my living room with a video camera staring at me as I poured out my heart to a complete stranger. Tim was kind, gentle and full of empathy as he guided me while... Continue reading →

Parenting the uniqueness of our children

by emmacushnan // February 8, 2017 // No Comments

My daughters are like chalk and cheese. Physically they are nothing alike one blonde with brown eyes and pale skin, the other dark haired and olive skinned with blue eyes. They are also very different in personalities. When they were... 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 →

In the eye of the beholder

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

The saying goes, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” and I have been thinking about this a lot. but My mind kept coming back to this saying, we know it to be true of beauty but what about... Continue reading →

My Winter Solstice – Return of Light