by Sophie Mei Lan | Nov 10, 2018 | Uncategorized
I say I’m a gentle-ish parent, the emphasis being on the ish because I am not totally as wholesome and calm and balanced as I would like, so the term gentle when it comes to parenting I feel needs an “ish.” (In case you spot me loosing my rag!). I...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Aug 29, 2018 | Health
Sweating in my long-sleeved jumper as I reluctantly participated in my weekly P.E class, it was a scorching summer but I couldn’t reveal what was underneath the fleece-padding. I had sent one too many notes “from my parents” pretending I was on my...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Jun 26, 2018 | Life, Uncategorized
I never thought that as a dyslexic person I would end up writing for a living. Whilst I love expressing myself creatively, the thought of journalism, for a “job” seemed out of reach for someone like me who struggles with word order and has illegible hand-writing. But...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Jun 23, 2018 | Family, Health, Uncategorized
People from where I’m from don’t Breastfeed. People like me don’t Breastfeed. When I accidentally fell pregnant to a new boyfriend, we were shocked to say the least. We were young, ambitious and into fitness as we had met in my local gym (he was an...
by Sophie Mei Lan | Apr 12, 2018 | Health
On stage I can be whoever I want to be, that’s why I have always loved acting. It is an escape from real-life where you get to express your deepest emotions but with the safety net of embodying another person. But my days of youth theatre weren’t just an...
