Helen van SoestThe 5 types of people you will find in a group chatModern life is not easy — it’s hard enough getting through day-to-day real life, but we also have to deal with online life too. You send a…Apr 3Apr 3
Helen van SoestWhy I Love Being in my 40sMost people hate getting older. Not me, I am loving it — at the moment anyway.Jan 72Jan 72
Helen van SoestMonogamy is hardI have been in a serious relationship for almost 4 years. My longest and best relationship. And as much as I love my partner, it is still a…Aug 13, 20232Aug 13, 20232
Helen van SoestGrief is not for the lightheartedI lost my Dad late last year. It was a shock at first but then I realised I had been waiting for this moment for six years, when he had a…Mar 18, 20233Mar 18, 20233
Helen van SoestLonging for freedom againThis is the first story I have written in 2022. I was suffering from writer’s block/lack of inspiration earlier in the year. But now that I…Jul 7, 2022Jul 7, 2022
Helen van SoestI’m reading my way through the pandemicWe’ve all had to find ways to get through 2020 and this year. Having survived six lockdowns in Melbourne, Australia, these are things that…Dec 19, 2021Dec 19, 2021
Helen van SoestHow my cat has kept me sane in lockdown lifeSo I’m still in lockdown number six in Melbourne, Australia. I am feeling fatigued, bored and unstimulated. I can’t do all the things I…Aug 29, 2021Aug 29, 2021
Helen van SoestLife in lockdown number sixI was really hoping I would not have to go through another lockdown but the universe had other plans.Aug 8, 2021Aug 8, 2021
Helen van SoestSurviving a fifth lockdownIt turns out my fourth lockdown was not my last. I am currently experiencing my fifth lockdown.Jul 18, 20211Jul 18, 20211
