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 →

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 →

Stolen

by emmacushnan // August 4, 2017 // No Comments

Reflections on the battle of mental illness. I feel like my life has been stolen. Precious moments measured in minutes, hours, days and weeks, lost to a thief that freely wanders into my life with no regard for the things... Continue reading →

Broken

by emmacushnan // February 5, 2017 // No Comments

I am broken. Sharp, jagged pieces I have tried to smooth and put back together to form of me that has been lost. My head is filled with thoughts that I do not want that take me to dark places... 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 →

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 →

The Gift you could not take from me

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

THE GIFT YOU COULD NOT TAKE FROM ME No one saw it tearing me insideNo one saw the pain I couldn’t put aside It took away my laughterIt took away my happy ever after It robbed me of sunny daysIt... Continue reading →

Courage, Dear Heart.

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

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” Nelson Mandela Courage, I have been thinking... Continue reading →

Bird in a cage

by emmacushnan // November 29, 2016 // No Comments

“A free bird leaps on the back of the wind and floats downstream till the current ends and dips his wing in the orange sun rays and dares to claim the sky.” “But a caged bird stands on the... Continue reading →

Why Infant Mental Health Matters Too.

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

Events in early life, especially those experienced with strong emotion, can and do remain an influence throughout our lives and are difficult to erase. Early precognitive emotions continue to play out in later life. ... Continue reading →

Emma Jane Cushnan

Author – Coach – Advocate

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