Gary Michaels

There is a cruel irony to grief; it arrives heavy with feeling, yet often robs us of language. My clients tell me this all the time. They'll say things like “I don’t know how to put it into words.” or “I know how I feel, I just can’t say it” which is usually where I step in. As a professional eulogy writer, I often sit with people during one of the hardest moments of their lives. They come to me because words have failed them, but they still feel an overwhelming need to say something . To...

Anyone who knows me knows that I'm a big Nottingham Forest fan and have been since I was about 6 years old, almost 50 years. I'm not from Nottingham, so they may seem like an unusual team to choose. The reason is just as unusual. One of my earliest memories is watching a random Northern Ireland match with my Dad (more likely it just happened to be on the TV, rather than we were consciously watching it) when someone scored for the Irish. I distinctly remember the commentator announcing that...

For all the challenges small businesses like mine face daily, the cost of living—especially energy prices—has recently become a significant concern. Of course, we all have gas and electricity bills to pay, but they've never taken quite such a large bite out of our bank accounts as they do now! My energy bill has just gone up by £100 a month! Ouch. You don’t need me to tell you that, in recent years, the price of gas and electricity has skyrocketed and clearly continues to do so. It stands to...