Today’s post is by a friend and former colleague Julia Harrison. Julia isn’t a blogger, but was kind enough to respond positively when I put a call out for guest posts. I think this is a brilliant piece, which must have taken a good bit of courage to write, and I feel honoured to have it on my blog.

I’m very happy to be doing a guest blog for Ruth, while she’s away. I really enjoy her blog, so I’ve given this my best shot, ‘cos I know how high the bar is for what she writes. I want to talk about something in my own experience which I’d like people to know more about. My brain is very good at telling me to run away from lions. Continue reading →