So many of us have encountered abuse. So many of us have buried their wounds deep inside. Children are afraid, they daren't talk or they rebel, they run away, try and kill themselves. We all run away

Attitudes towards breastfeeding vary widely depending where you live and who your friends are. I was not breastfed. I didn't know anyone who did breastfeed. I had no role model, apart from knowing I d

Why the divide? Why not live together and accept our differences? And our similarities! Yes, they do exist. I have many male friends who are way more sensitive than women I know. And then, there is my

  What is it with people? You know the ones who have to criticise, judge? What does it matter? Man, or woman, why should it make a difference? Why should male writers be better than female writers? O

  Women on the Verge is a wonderful community of women, not afraid to speak their minds, coming from all walks of life and spread over the world. All wonderful women with stories to tell, experiences

  I hope all of you had a great day yesterday.  It wasn't Mother Day for us here, we celebrate mothers on another day. I read this post yesterday: http://animatedwriting.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-ki

A woman claims to have been sexually assaulted. "He was set up. He couldn't have." Some claim Sarkozy himself had him framed. Well, wouldn't that make for a great story? All the papers say how DSK's w

Women change the world, we all do. Good or bad. Ever since I can remember I wanted to change things in this world, all the injustices. Why should anybody go without food, basic care, shelter, recogni

Finding your purpose or rather the many purposes you will encounter in your life. For some it comes easily, for others not so. Whether you find it early or later on what matters is you finding that so

Do we really have one purpose in life? I believe we have many. Some people know what they want to be from an early age, others don't. Sometimes you can find what you're good at very late in life. That

  It's official, my new pen name will be Elle Amberley. New novel will be out in a few months time. Thank you for your support. More details soon, stay tuned. I am now on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedi

I'm sure I won't be the only one to have experienced this. You think you've got your life sorted, you've got where you wanted to be and suddenly, you get your one-way ticket to hell. I'm not one who g

As I've been hiding myself for many years, shying away from publicity, some people think I'm some sort of hermit. The stereotype of the reclusive writer lived on through me. Many of you will know why

French women can be hard to understand. Many are happy to live in a society where chauvinism and sexism are kings. This really is hard for me to fathom. Really, hard. They tend to regard feminism with

OK, so this is not easy, writing about the hero in you. I suffer from the well-known British reserve. What, I asked myself, can I bring on this subject. Thinking about it, I realise we are all heroes.

So many things are beyond our control, beyond my control. So what do you do? Do you lament and feel sorry for yourself? Or do you pick yourself up and try and make the best of it? Well, it's OK to fee

It's not all about Dominique Strauss-Khan, it's about attitudes. As I've said repeatedly, only two people know what happened that day. Whatever happened, whatever the conclusion, people have to live w

Wow, love the new topic. Should prove very interesting. Words, I love them. They don't always come easy. They have so much power. For they can hurt you, cut you deep, very deep, leave scars no-one can

England, you make me want to weep. Yes, I'm crying. I've watched the news in horror. The violence spreading over the country. Now, it's Gloucester. Gloucestershire was once my home. A beautiful place,

Why Occupy Me? Remember last weekend. I saw the picture and then the video and I began posting. I could not stay silent. "If you tolerate this..." sprang to mind. What kind of human being does this? P

What could be better in a loving relationship than being in tune with each other. I think in all the recent posts about sex and others as well ,stereotypes have been blown to the side. I loath stereo