I have not written in ages. The truth is both Poppy and I have had a rough few weeks. Firstly Poppy came into her first season, then she got ill with an awful skin infection and just this last week, she has been spayed. So, 2 bouts of anaesthesia and 1 round of antibiotics later,…
Category: Therapy
Poppy: Week 15
I was gang raped. It’s been almost 6 years now and I still refer to that night as my “attack”. Somehow using the word “raped” is still immensely difficult for me. I can write it. But I battle to say is out loud. Slowly though, I’m processing. Rape has a legacy. It is something I’m…
Poppy: Week 14
A dog that can help with more than you can pawsibly imagine This weeks blog is by Nivashni Nair – Click the link above to view as PDF.
Poppy: Week 13
I haven’t written one of these in awhile. If you have any inclination about what the silly season means for us theatre folk you’d forgive me in a heart beat though. So here, on behalf of Poppy and I, is to hoping you all had a jolly Christmas and a firework free new year! I’m…
Poppy: Week 12
Poppy has been with me for 3 whole months! I feel like I need to spend some time celebrating her today. Here is what they say about adopted dogs: “… they take 3 days to decompress, 3 weeks to know your routine and 3 months to start to feel at home…” Here is what I’ve…
My Serum Run….
It was bitterly cold with vicious winds and temperatures 40 below freezing. If we ran too fast our lungs would burst but if we ran too slow our bodies would freeze… and yet back in Nome the children were dying because of a Diptheria outbreak and they needed the life-saving serum we were carrying for…
Poppy: Week 11
It’s just plain downright crazy to think that my woof has only been in my life for just under 3 months. This afternoon the two of us went on a long walk together in the pouring rain as if it was the most natural thing in the world to do. 3 months ago, I wouldn’t…
Poppy: Week 10
I won’t lie this week has been hard. In a hectic week at work, I’ve had a long melt down realising that I’m not winning with my anxiety and that I’ve hurt a lot of people along the way. Hearing it this week was the hardest thing I’ve had to face in a while. Poppy…
Poppy: Week 9
This week has given me time to reflect on the last 2 months with my woof. On Friday morning Poppy and I took Charnell along with us to visit our local coffee shop. I realised on that walk just how far we have come together. In two short months. When Poppy moved into my life…
Poppy: Week 8
My dog loves sticks. It’s her thing. For Poppy any stick in the garden is fair game and way more fun than balls or expensive Kongs. Sticks can be chewed, dragged into the house and loved. I wish you could see her face when she brings me a new stick – she absolutely beams with…