This month in Your Normal Is My Scary, we go big. We go…to university to start a MA in Creative Writing.

Taking three weeks holiday might seem like one of the least scary things I’ve done in this series, but it might’ve been one of the toughest. Why? Guilt.

Ten years ago, I almost stepped out in front of traffic. This month, I started learning to drive a car. Yes, this blog series is stepping its game up…

This year I’m doing something that challenges my anxiety every single month. For June, I went to a hen do with several people I don’t know! And…I had fun?

This year, I’m challenging myself to one thing a month that terrifies me. And this month is a doozy – I went to a yoga class, and good grief, was I anxious.

This month, in my series where I challenge myself to do ‘normal’ things that are scary to me, I go for a walk. Not just any walk: a walk without headphones.

This year I’m forcing myself to do things I am terrified of – things that most people consider normal. This month, I go and get a haircut.

I’ve always had a difficult relationship with clothing. It’s partly, perhaps even primarily, tied to my anxiety over money. But it’s also the fact that, well, our world isn’t the best to women who aren’t the “standard” size or shape. Which in the UK is about 3 sizes and nothing either side. Are you an […]

It’s 9.32am, and I am walking out of the house. It’s cold, but not quite enough to need gloves. I’m a little bit jumpy, because I’m about to go and do something intimidating. Is it a job interview? An exam? No, it’s much more mundane. It’s an eye test. The walk down is okay. I’ve […]