We humans are incredibly good at adapting.

But our desire to fit in can also lead to us getting further and further away from our comfort zones and from ourselves.

I've been that chameleon, and I've been the mimic octopus. I've learned that no amount of adapting and contorting yourself will ever make you happy if you're in the wrong place for you.

The word ‘Polycrisis’ has been popping up everywhere since it was used at the World Economic Forum in Spring 2023.

That’s fifteen years and an awful lot more crises ago.

This ongoing sense of uncertainty and anxiety presents significant challenge for all of us, sitting behind every aspect of our lives.

The first step is to acknowledge it. The second, to accept that before we put anyone else’s oxygen mask on, we need to secure our own.