Lola Thorne: Writing

Running marathons and holding onto goals that make me feel bad

How do blurry boundaries impact your goals? Have you ever seen a picture of someone else doing something: they are smiling wide into the...

Are you open to receiving joy?

Rejecting joy is a specific form of self-sabotage. It is messy and crosses over many self-sabotaging behaviour and self-limiting beliefs,...

A letter to parents facing an early diagnosis of cystic hygroma in a pregnancy

Dear parents, After scouring the internet for medical papers with potential or positive information, you may find yourselves faced with...

Choosing to Trust: 3 lessons I learnt about trust after heartbreak

Over the years we may have learnt trust can be hard, because we have seen it - and sometimes felt it - shatter so many times. How do we...

How to support someone who is feeling suicidal

There is still a huge stigma around suicide, that is felt not only by those experiencing suicidal thoughts, but also by the loved ones...

Motivational quotes around COVID-19 and why they are making me so angry

A month ago we were in a collective panic, denial, fear – our supermarket shelves were empty and people’s sense of anxiety and fear had...

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9 ways to feel calmer in under 5 minutes

In today's world of constant news, change and readjustment, it is likely that you are carrying far more tension around in your body than...

Hating how they chew and 10 helpful conflict resolution strategies

Divorce rates in China have spiked following self-isolation. Have you ever spent 24 hours solidly with you partner day after day? By now...

Take up your space - You aren't "too much"

I had learnt to stop asking for my needs to be met until every so often I would burst from holding them in, I would feel shame and guilt.