PKU Four quick ‘school-night’ dinners Quick, easy dinners to satisfy the taste buds and the PKU diet. Three of the recipes are Phe-free. The last has 2.5g Phe per adult portion with option to add more if needed.
Writing First income as an author This income wasn’t from directly from book sales nor from my publisher. Rather it came from secondary uses of my work.
Brain Injury Change and neuroplasticity Just as a brain injury survivor can find hope in neuroplasticity, so can someone rebuilding during and after the pandemic.
PKU PKU and non-PKU lasagne in the same dish. The need to double up on meals is a common problem for people with PKU. Hence a 2-in-1 lasagne. A single dish with one half PKU lasagne and the other non-PKU lasagne.
PKU Tips for PKU and non-PKU pasta I once knew a Frenchman who insisted that pasta cooked without salt and oil was an abomination. I tried it, and can confirm that both PKU and non-PKU pasta benefit
Writing Dear New Zealand, I want to tell you what we have learned so far. It will get worse before it gets better. Just because someone is being a dick, it doesn’t mean you should be a dick too.
PKU Spring into spring with easy lunch ideas With spring just around the corner, I’ve dusted off a few easy recipes to ‘spring’ out of the lunch rut. A PKU friendly Waldorf salad for those days when the sun comes out between the clouds. A protein free Mac & cheese for the days when we need a bit of comfort food, and quick soups.
Brain Injury Follow a plan, not a feeling: Finding a way out of low mood. Even with the promise of a better feeling ahead, it can be difficult to drag yourself into an activity when in a low mood. This is where the research meetings helped me.
PKU PKU friendly recipes: carrot soup, and chewy ginger cookies If you are a PKU batch cooker, then these Low-phe & Phe- free recipes are easy to scale up and fill the freezer or cookie jar this weekend.
PKU PKU and being ‘Hangry’. I can usually see when others are hangry, but it can be difficult to spot in myself. At least, difficult to spot before I say something I regret.
PKU Resolution redux If you have struggled with the changes, remember that by simply paying attention to what you are eating you are already making a difference. The habits and effects will come.
Brain Injury New Year, New Book It is unnerving to send a story out into the world, but I’m grateful to see that is has been well received: “Incredibly vivid... this book will be of great benefit to professionals, survivors and their families alike.”
Brain Injury Art and Music Therapy in a Pandemic The use of music as a reabilitation tool alongside other therapies had never occurred to me. Elizabeth Nightingale, the Neurological Services lead at Chiltern Neuro and Medical services provided an introduction to this fascinating field.
PKU PKU at Christmas This blog post has a plethora of links and I hope that some of them inspire you to a more PKU friendly Christmas.
Brain Injury Living with Mild Brain Injury, a memoir “Incredibly vivid... this book will be of great benefit to professionals, survivors and their families alike.” Dr Neil Parrett. Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Neurorehabilitation)
Brain Injury Rugby concussions and Cricket rigour We must continue to raise awareness of brain injury so that participants in all sports can make an informed decision about their safety.
PKU Gyms and PKU Like with everything, going to the gym should be fun and rewarding... it just takes a bit of time and care - like anything with PKU!
Brain Injury Brain injuries and lack of insight A lack of self-awareness, or a lack of insight, is fairly common in a brain injury survivor. I’ve suffered form it before and have written about it in my book, but how does one spot it in themselves?
PKU Moving with PKU: Get moving. In his first blog for PigPen.Page, Soheb discussed the benefits and potential pitfalls facing a PKU-er moving out of home for the first time. Part two looks at practicalities of moving and how to prepare.
PKU Moving with PKU: Get ready Moving out can be pretty intimidating in itself, but when you have PKU, it can feel incredibly intimidating...If you are consideing moving out into a new place, there are a few things you will need to think about carefully.
Brain Injury Brain injuries in women It has taken hundreds of years to discover that a common injury affects half of the population differently.
Brain Injury Support for Brain Injury during the pandemic The pandemic is far from over, but already there are positives to be found in understanding and treating Acquired Brain Injury.
Brain Injury Coronavirus, rule changes and ABI The pivot to a Covid response has caused considerable disruption to an already strained service. There have been reports that the NHS will not fully recover for four years.
PKU A day in the life of PKU A dietician’s focus on PKU may be a purely objective one... They only see us once every few months so how do you show them the daily perspective? How do you explain living with PKU to someone who approaches it from a medical or academic perspective?
Writing NaNoWriMo and daily habits Almost any piece of advice on being a writer will emphasise the need to develop a daily writing habit. This is an allocated time of day when you sit down and write for a set word count or a certain length of time. Famous authors credit a large part of their success to this habit.
