My husband and I lived in South East Asia for many years, but we decided to return to the UK in 1998 in order to start our family…

A positive mindset can be defined as a mental and emotional attitude that consistently anticipates positive results. A person with a positive mindset presumes happiness will result and that any difficulty that should arise can be overcome...

In 2010 I was the happiest girl alive. I had my wonderful partner and two perfect children: Jak, then five, and Ellie, two. However, in August 2010 our lives were turned upside down when my daughter contracted meningitis.

There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance the next time.

Write down what you’re thankful for…

My background is in childcare and education and I specialised in developing behaviour management strategies for primary aged children that had been removed from mainstream schools.