GETTING TO KNOW YOU. My name’s Tali, which is short for Taliesin. Taliesin means handsome!

Mum of two teenage sons, dog owner, seaside lover living in Whitstable, freelance journalist and more recently teaching assistant until 2017's glut of challenges hijacked life as it was. Currently trying to come to terms with multiple bereavements and other losses, while tackling the demands of being solely responsible for care needs of difficult elderly relative, recently diagnosed with dementia. Survival means include dog therapy, being outside, the kindness of friends, music, the love of a good man, my sons - not in any order. I desire energy and good health to meet my days more fully, and a return to artistic creativity. The big goal for us all, that I must instigate, is to move house - yesterday. My main personal challenges are to build up my own resources and find a truly positive way forward at a sea-change time in my life I can make the most of the future with my family and achieve real personal fulfilment. I am on a mission to discover a way to the latter. View all posts by jugglestrugglecatch