On Dr Sarah On Call for Harbour Radio, I had the chance to share the music that has empowered me through life’s turning points ~ the songs that helped me breathe again, stand a little taller, and remember who I am when everything felt shaky. We talked about my journey from the school playground to more than 60 years rooted in Great Yarmouth, including the impact of bullying, relationship breakdown, and the quiet courage it takes to rebuild and start again. I also spoke honestly about the realities of business success and failure, redundancy, and the life-changing shift into ill-health retirement following long Covid ~ a chapter that asked me to slow down, listen deeper, and find new ways to live and work with compassion for my own limits.
From there, the conversation naturally moved into my writing and the heart behind my books, especially Time to Shine. I shared how the royalties from that cosy romance novel have been donated to GYUP, because community matters to me and I believe in giving back to the place that shaped me. We also explored what I’m building through Awakened Realm ~ gentle, soul-led courses for women navigating change, plus a membership community designed to feel like a safe, supportive circle rather than another noisy online space. And for the women of the Great Yarmouth Borough, I introduced an unmissable membership offer ~ an invitation to take a first step towards calm, confidence, and a renewed sense of purpose, in a way that feels grounded, accessible, and truly supportive.