by Gemma Ray | Aug 24, 2020
“I’d love to be as focused as you,” someone said to me yesterday. Which made me smile because I often don’t feel focused at all. I don’t think many of us can honestly say we nail our productivity levels every day and that’s OK and...
by Gemma Ray | Aug 21, 2020
Lessons from being six months sober “You’ve got to stop saying it like that. it makes you sound like a recovering alcoholic!” Said my husband yesterday when I proudly announced: “I’m six months sober today!” I should point out that...
by Gemma Ray | Aug 17, 2020
I can’t quite believe someone lets me loose on the airwaves every week but it’s been one whole year since Nicola Adam and I started our very first show on BBC Radio Lancashire. This time last year we were broadcasting from 4-6 pm and our show was called...
by Gemma Ray | Aug 17, 2020
Do you struggle to switch off? You’re not the only one. According to a Direct Line Travel Insurance survey, 4 million British employees don’t take their annual leave every year, with 34% claiming that their workload is too heavy, 22% claim that they only take...
by Gemma Ray | Aug 12, 2020
I did a live video on my Facebook page tonight where I asked “When are you at your best?” and I don’t know where it came from, but I cried as I spoke aloud of the mum guilt I feel every day. I’m typing this now in my office upstairs in my house...