If you're following my adventures on Facebook, you'll know that I'm away for 7 whole weeks on a raw, plant based foods odyssey! It has culmintated with me training with Matthew Kenney Culinary for 4 weeks in LA. I've left my family behind, which is tough, but I totally recommend to anyone who thinks 'I could never go away that long', that it's really incredibly good for the soul! I have been passionate about the raw plant based lifesyle for over a decade, I have trained and practiced my skills during that time, but to be here, essentially at the Mecca of all things raw food, is a dream come true. I am being inspired, reassured, entertained, challenged and most of all, I'm being ME. I have let go of guilt and give my self permission to be here, on my own to re-connect with my SELF. I think it's so easy to get comfortable in our little worlds and rely on the people in them. I can't tell you how enlivening it is to wake up each day with a purpose involving no-one but me. That sounds selfish, and I suppose it is, but I see it like this: following my passion fulfills me on a physical and spiritual level, it arms me with all I need to live the life I was meant to, to deliver my plan of inspiring people and changing lives. I'm prepared to accept that it's uncomfortable at times and achingly difficult being so far from routine and daily snuggles, but I know I need to be here and I know everyone in my life will benefit from my stretching beyond my comfort zone.