Inspired by my encounters with the foundational properties of rock, I find myself wondering what imprint from my own life experience will stand the test of time. I ask myself. ‘What truly matters to me?’

Inspired by a miniature painting from sixteenth century Persia, I discover that poetry is not just a way of writing about the world. It is a way of conceiving life.

In this piece for Unpsychology Voices I set out to explore what our experiences of awe teach us about our own dimensions

In a world beset with uncertainty, conflict and injustice, I ask myself is it foolish to cultivate hope?

In a world which prizes being seen more highly than the experience of seeing, I reflect on the value of ‘witness’

In this piece for Unpsychology Voices, I draw on ecological principles to explore the practice of ‘mattering’.

In this piece for Inside Out, ‘the Journal of the Irish Association of Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy’, I explore how the space between words can open us to a deeper experience of self.

In this piece for Stravaig, ‘The Journal of the Scottish Centre for Geopoetics’, I explore the ‘dream power’ of a natural world alive with revelation.

In this piece for the Climate Cultures ‘Environmental Keywords’ project, I explore the nature of resilience.

In this piece for the Land Lines Nature Writing Blog, I revisit the role of wonder in revealing the hidden depths of human nature.

In this piece for The Pilgrim magazine I suggest we need language rooted in nature to reveal the intimate ecologies of the heart.