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Some wonderings and musings about being alive.

Michelle Lumiére

Kindness, cruelty and nothing in between.

I started 2019 hopeful and determined. Now, twelve messy months later, my life is unrecognisable. Maybe there was something in the air,...

Michelle Lumiére

A legacy of 100 suns

Sometimes, if you're lucky, you meet someone who personifies the very essence of light. These rare gems shine so brightly, they radiate...

Michelle Lumiére

The phoenix effect: finding the beauty in rockbottom

Nobody wants to crash and burn. We don't design our lives around the possibility of the type of ruin that leaves us quivering in the...

Michelle Lumiére

Brawn to brain: An outside-in approach to anxiety

The body is our sensory powerhouse. It's easy to forget this when dealing with matters of mental health and we often assume that if we're...

Michelle Lumiére

Anxiety: the fight or flight of your life

Anxiety is generally viewed as a problem with the mind, but everyone I know who suffers spends more time talking about and fearing the...

Michelle Lumiére

That friend called failure

What’s the difference between a person who never does and a person who does? A person who never does always waits to feel ready,...

MICHELLE LUMIÉRE