This weekend, I set myself a challenge to paint without brushes. Instead, I used plants from the garden. I found dried lavender and globe allium, mint leaves and samphir

We all know the feeling of not knowing, whether that's waiting for a message that doesn't come, sitting with the uncertainty of a new beginning or fearing how a difficult conversation that needs to be had might turn out. The unknown can feel like a huge, empty, unsettling void and it can be frightening.

If you've spent years feeling unseen or dismissed, being told to "trust yourself" it can feel lonely, like an emotional abandonment. The longing to be witnessed doesn't go way just because we understand it intellectually. It's a very basic human need.