So this is it! The very first episode of the B is for Being podcast. It's been a long time coming. I've been planning and preparing for this for months now, but that didn't stop me from being sick during the recording of this episode, so please excuse all the strange swallowing noises I'm making

I've always been fascinated by people who were just doing their thing. They wouldn't ask anyone for permission - they were just doing what they were doing because that's what they wanted to do.

For a long time I've struggled with the belief that whatever I did wasn't good enough. It has affected almost every aspect of my life: my relationships with others, my creativity, but most significantly, the way I treated myself.

I found out that by allowing myself to just be as I am (including all of the negative thoughts) has given me the space to express myself more freely without worrying about what others will think, or whether I'm doing it right.

As a result of allowing myself to just be as I am, my friendships have deepened, my creativity flows more freely and I've found myself starting and finishing projects I'd only dreamed of completing in the past - the release of this podcast (and website!) being a testament to that.