The Jhooming Nomad – New Blog
So having packed up and rented out my house – I am now on the road. More →
Tag: Shalini Bhalla
Interview on Living Raw Radio
“In an open, honest and very candid radio interview, I talk about my depression, bereavement, family estrangement and all the life events that have shaped me over the years.” Shalini Bhalla-Lucas
Interviewed by award-winning businesswoman and radio presenter Geeta Sidhu-Robb for her radio programme on Living Raw Radio. More →
Life’s Changing Seasons
When we look back on a year it is usually the extreme lows and highs that we remember. We seem to forget the small things. This isn’t surprising given how much the big events and occurrences affect us. 2018 has been punctuated by loss after loss and it feels likes there has been no respite since the day Jeremy died More →
Always With You – Book Club Offer
My offer to you and your book club I want to share my story with you and your friends and I’d love Always With You to be included in your book club reading list in 2019. I’ve created a Special Book Club Package, which I hope will help bring my story to life and inject a bit of extra pizazz More →
An Anniversary Tribute
I had a rather cryptic message from my friend Sian on Friday.
“Do you have a red kurti/dress? And also how do you feel about a short walk in the woods early Sunday morning to catch the mist? The two are connected to a photo idea.” More →
Wife to Widow – A candid look at dying
Over the last few years I have been struck by how scared people are about talking about dying. So I get it – it isn’t the most cheerful topic to talk about over the dinner table! And, I think some of my friends are beginning to avoid me as I become a “death bore”. But, the thing is, we need More →
Always With You – On Sale 12 July 2018
23 months ago today I lost the most important person in my life – my beautiful husband Jeremy. Today, in his memory, I am proud to reveal details of my new memoir Always With You…. Always With You is about my personal battles with mental illness, the coping strategies I relied on to regain a positive mental state after severe More →
Chapter 7 – The Crash (Excerpt 5)
For the next few weeks I will be publishing excerpts from my forthcoming memoir Always With You. Each excerpt will also have an insight into and the significance of the excerpt. (See below) A paragraph from Chapter 7 One evening, after a long day at work, Jeremy brought in an old cassette player that I had asked him for as More →