Category Archives: Columns

Want to deal with your feels? Meet them on the blank page, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, October 2022 I started journaling when I was 13. My stepmother had bought me a ‘Diary for Ladies’ for Christmas and when 1 January 1990 rolled by, I began dutifully recording the daily summary of happenings and feelings, often withContinue reading “A meditation of word purge”

The golden thread of spring isn’t to be found only in how it looks, but in how (and when) it’s celebrated, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, September 2022 The first time I went to England it was because I’d landed a job up North in a small village called Boroughbridge. I decided to arrive in autumn. ItContinue reading “Into the light”

Finding your tribe is about expanding your world, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, August 2022 Sarah was the one who alerted me to it first. ‘Isn’t it weird how it’s always women?’ she said as we bobbed in the gentle, cool waters of False Bay. It was early morning, still summer, and the first people in theContinue reading “To the sea”

Practicing consideration and generosity of spirit is more than just making cooing noises, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, July 2022 You’ve probably come across a little sign somewhere quietly imploring you to ‘just be kind’. If you’re on social media you probably see at least one of these posts a week, either as a picture or simpleContinue reading “Acts of kindness”

There’s always been more to beauty than meets the eye, says Tanya MeesonWoman&Home, June 2022 There’s an image of a woman I keep in the ‘pictures’ file on my laptop, a screengrab from an old Humans of New York Instagram post. She’s older than 60 but could be anything between that and one hundred forContinue reading “Unveiling the holy”