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…2 min read·Apr 3, 2024----
Helen van SoestWhy I Love Being in my 40sMost people hate getting older. Not me, I am loving it — at the moment anyway.5 min read·Jan 7, 2024--2--2
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…3 min read·Aug 13, 2023--2--2
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…4 min read·Mar 18, 2023--3--3
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…2 min read·Jul 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…3 min read·Dec 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…3 min read·Aug 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.3 min read·Aug 8, 2021----
Helen van SoestSurviving a fifth lockdownIt turns out my fourth lockdown was not my last. I am currently experiencing my fifth lockdown.3 min read·Jul 18, 2021--1--1