Trot Talks

I've been thinking a lot about routine lately, but this walk ended up somewhere else entirely. On this late-night walk through Dundee, I reflect on learning to express how much people mean to me, finding the courage to be more emotionally open, and why the right people make it feel safe to stop pretending to be anyone else.

A trot through Riverside Nature Park. This week I've been thinking about momentum, self-doubt, and what happens after the excitement of starting something begins to fade. Along the way I reflect on life after Vermont, feeling stagnant, caring for myself during difficult weeks, and learning to make peace with moving forward instead of looking back. Sometimes the hardest part is to keep on going...

Back in Vermont, an Australian friend and I spent months going on long nightly walks we called trots. We'd head out with no destination in mind and somehow end up walking for hours, getting lost in conversation. When I got back home to Scotland, I realised I'd lost the habit entirely. In this first episode of Trot Talks, I reflect on those walks, perfectionism, creativity, and why getting...