Why I make art.
For some reason, people often remark that I'm 'lucky' to have art in my life. Oh Erika, you're lucky you have art. Usually I have a...
Get your priorities sorted.
It's easy to get caught up in the day to day necessities, things need doing and they all take time to get done. I've noticed lately that...
3 easy ways not to get raped/murdered.
This morning I awoke to a message in my inbox from a self-defence trainer I met a couple of months ago. He'd sent a link to an article...
Let me just *eye-roll* at moral elitism.
Has anyone else been noticing this in their feed recently? A perfectly harmless post by a friend, simply expressing a point of view, a...
Finding your state of flow.
You may be familiar with the state of 'flow' that gets spoken about a lot these days. All the great composers, artists and athletes of...
The balance between creating and consuming.
Are you a creator or a consumer? The sweet spot, as far as I can tell, is a bit of both. If you're a creator - professionally or as a...
Why we need empathy.
The world is not a fair place. Most, if not all of us, have first hand experience in this matter. You didn't get that promotion, even...
Overcoming food intolerances.
As someone who's done the whole food intolerant thing, I get asked a lot how I came out the other side. Now, I'm no doctor - but the...
Adult bullies need to go away.
Bullying is one of the many great horrors we experience during our schooling years. Then we all graduate, become adults, and say goodbye...
Everyone doesn't need to be like you.
If I remember my high school psychology class (and I like to think that I do) we know that as humans we relate more easily to those who...
