My partner teases me that I’m a ‘Soutie’ and I ask him what that means. “Soutpiel” he replies. It’s an Afrikaans word. I find out it’s rude. It means ‘salt penis’. “But I don’t have a penis,” I protest! “I’m Read more…
You wouldn’t know it from the outside, but I’ve been battling with myself for over 40 years. On the one hand I love food and on the other I love being slim. I’ve never been overweight and most of Read more…
The Dalai Lama said the world would be saved by the Western Woman. While some women in the Middle East and traditional cultures are oppressed, in the Western World, we are rising. Women in their droves from Oprah Winfrey to Read more…
In this world of dog-eat-dog, we tend to think of ourselves as autonomous. We don’t need others, we say to ourselves. The thrusting world of commerce and success urges us to be confident, to be independent, to compete. I’ve just Read more…
I’m not entirely sure where April went. I know I only slept a scant handful of nights in my own bed and the rest of the time, all structures with which I’m familiar, simply disappeared. Of course, there is a Read more…