The last few months haven’t been easy. At the end of May 2021, I had to take some time off work: I had suddenly become unwell, and was unable to drive or see clients. I needed a break and I knew a week or two wasn’t going to be enough. I was already spinning a number of unpredictable plates, including having two primary school aged children (one about to transition to high school) and being self-employed, and this unexpected illness was one plate too many. I thought it was better to put some plates down, rather than let them all fall and smash! And so, after a talk with my clinical supervisor and family, I contacted my clients and let them know.

Fast forward to today and, fortunately, I am better and am back at work, now my children are back at school (picking up one plate at a time, rather than the whole lot in one go!)