Anyone over a certain age who was raised in the UK may remember the BBC programme Listen with Mother. Each episode began with the same calming phrase: ‘Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin.’ So … are you sitting comfortably? I’m going to tell you a story. It’s a story about how, as I’ve become more and more at ease with who I am, I’ve found myself changing. It’s also a story about how, sometimes, we can let our fears […]