Harriet MasonIt happened again. Self-doubt grips my stomachLet’s backtrack a moment. It dawned on my sometime before Christmas that I struggle to get going on a Monday, forcing it just doesn’t work…5 min read·Jan 18, 2022----
Harriet MasonEven coming from a family of talkers, listeners and empaths I still find it hard to talk openly…But life isn’t like that.3 min read·Oct 10, 2021----
Harriet MasonOne day at a timeGrowing up with an alcoholic father, the one day at a time mantra was drilled into me from a relatively young age.2 min read·Jun 14, 2021----
Harriet MasonI wasn’t expecting grief to be so physical.For it to floor me. Literally. To find myself hunched, crouched on my knees, on the kitchen floor, the only way to counter the rising panic…2 min read·Jun 14, 2021----
Harriet MasonWhy I start my day with Writer’s Hour (https://londonwriterssalon.com/)‘Harriet. Harriet Mason? I’d like to hear from Harriet. What have you been writing Do you want to share with us?’ Parul’s voice echoes…2 min read·Mar 22, 2021----
Harriet MasonThe sucker punch of a cancer diagnosis I wrote this blog in early January 2020, a year or so after…I sit here now, a year or so after writing it and while I’ve done a quick tidy up, I have left the content as untouched as possible.12 min read·Feb 5, 2021----
Harriet MasonSo, have you lost any weight?It was a perfectly polite question and well intentioned. But I was thrown because it just hadn’t occurred to me when I started running…4 min read·Feb 3, 2021----
Harriet MasonWhat’s my story?The morning after the night before. I’ve had the seed of an idea for a while now. Writing a memoir, my story. But while I know the are…5 min read·Feb 3, 2021----
Harriet MasonOn writing with truth and honestyWhy do I write? Will the act of writing lead me to the truth, or do I need to ‘find the truth’ first?3 min read·Jan 6, 2021----