There is a comfort in rituals, and rituals provide a framework for stability when you are trying to find answers.

I want my kids to be curious, to be interested in a lot of things, to be confident, and to feel they belong in any number of situations.

I was brought up Methodist, christened as a little baby and went to church every Sunday.

There are days-depression is a part of it-when if all you do is get dressed, take a shower and put on your makeup, then it is a good day. Your goals have to be much lower. But if you take one tiny little step, then you can take another and another.

So for years I kept mum about my passion for needle arts.

I think for anyone who's gone through a crisis, there comes a turning point, an epiphany, that marks the beginning of the end.

People who feel positively think differently. They think better.