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But it’s finally happening, and Hazel’s understandably very excited about the Bible Society Psalm 23 garden – and it does sound wonderful, immediately conjuring up thoughts of greenness, quiet waters, a place for the soul to be restored, which is clearly something we all need more than ever.
This all represents something of a career-shift, after 30 years travelling the world as a freelance print journalist, and reporter on religious affairs. And she’s written 2 books – one about the year when a debilitating illness picked up on her travels, at the same time as her father’s traumatic dementia decline, meant an especially tough period, and what got her through was riding a horse called Duke. And, just out now, This Blessed Plot, charting her first year as an allotment holder, in which she reflects on the unexpected bonus it provides to ‘go beyond myself and reach out to God in his creation’.
For over 25 years, John Sutherland served as an officer in the Metropolitan Police, loving every day of his job - the only thing he ever wanted to do - and he rose to the rank of Chief Superintendent, working as Borough Commander in Camden, and then Southwark. But 6 months into the Southwark job, he had a breakdown, suddenly experiencing overwhelming exhaustion, malevolent anxiety and depression. He puts it […]
