A friend and her husband are going through a rough patch. Well, I say *they* are going through a rough patch, it’s only really her going through the patch – he’s totally oblivious. And that in a nutshell is the reason for the rough patch.

I sat on the bed and thought ‘what now?’ and there was nothing.

I felt so, so flat.

Everything they tell you about working for yourself is by and large true. It is exhilarating, it’s fulfilling, it’s tough and empowering. It really, really is.

But what they don’t warn you about is the loneliness.