This blog is dedicated to my first partner Mark, who died aged 29 only a year after we met. One of the things he left behind with me was his love of lighthouses.

This blog is for those that have felt like they never fitted in, it is for those that were told to stay ever so quiet or small to fit in to the world, or to leave a part of their identity outside the front door before entering their home, or seeing their family, their faith community, school, or even wider society.

I have chosen International Day of Persons with Disabilities to highlight the sex and relationships therapy offered to those living with physical, learning and neuro-diverse needs…

I am going to start this blog by sharing my own experience of living with chronic pain and neurological problems…