What qualifies as a Festive Failure? The turkey going dry? Forgetting the Brandy Butter? Missing sending a Christmas card to Great Great Auntie (thrice removed) Gertrude? No, for me it is failing to communicate with the people that mean such a lot to me. My family, friends and readers. I am not writing this…

Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness week. For some, this will mean nothing at all. For others it will mean everything. Mental Health issues are tricky little buggers. People don’t like talking about them. There is a “stigma” to them. People can be frightened by the prospect of them. Many may even…