The CP Diary has grown slowly over the past 16 years, shaped by reflection, insight, and the ongoing process of making sense of life as it unfolds.
It has always been about more than explanation. It's a place to explore our experiences honestly and thoughtfully, to reflect on what life teaches us, and to find meaning in the things we may not always understand straight away.
Here you'll find observations, reflections on life, and insight-driven articles inspired by personal experiences, life's questions, challenges, and moments of growth. Writing that offers perspective, encourages awareness, and helps us to see something familiar in a slightly different way.
The CP Diary articles explore what it means to navigate life's complexities, find meaning in difficult moments, and understand ourselves and our experiences a little better along the way.
Nothing loud or pushy – just thoughts, reflections, and perspectives to sit with, in your own time.
Book sale proceeds from my books to go to mental health charities. Together we can help charities make a difference for people with mental health challenges, while at the same time changing lives.
Something inspirational: “Starting over can be the scariest thing in the entire world, whether it’s leaving a lover, a school, a team, a friend or anything else that feels like a core part of our identity but when your gut ...
Making peace with a life is not the same as understanding why it unfolded as it did. There comes a time when you realise you have spent years living a life that you can describe in detail, and yet you still can't fully ...
Why solving problems matters more than winning arguments I ask myself this every day. Politics shapes our lives whether we pay attention to it or not. Britain has heard plenty of promises about a new kind of politics. The ...