Mental Health
Is “Kids are Resilient” the Biggest Lie Parents are Sold?
My first inkling of the “kids are resilient” myth came from my own mother, when I was 23 years old. I was travelling in Asia and took a phone call about my half brother who had been sectioned. He was a classic case of a drug addict who started young. Smoked his first spliff at […]
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Mental Health
How to Be Sober Without Losing Your Friends or Your Sanity
When I embarked on my latest sober adventure in May, I actively decided against AA and saying one day at a time. Rather than jumping head first into online sobriety communities, I have spent less time on social media. Immersing myself instead in the things going on inside my own four walls. Many people have […]
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Food: Paleo Recipes and Gut Health
Sugar and Teeth: Just One of the Devastating Consequences of a Neglectful Childhood
Having joked many times in the past that I grew up on a diet of sugar and neglect, I didn’t think writing this piece would evoke such emotion. Yet here we are. They say toothache is the next worse pain to childbirth and now I’ve experienced both, I’m inclined to agree. The photo below is […]
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Mental Health
Does My Vote Count? Absofuckinglutely! #GE2019
Following the news this week, you might be pondering the age old election question: does my vote count? Rather than bombard you with facts and tell you how I’m voting, hoping you’ll do the same, I’d like you to cast your mind back. Way back to 1998 and a song from a Welsh band, with […]
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Mental Health
Are Extinction Rebellion the Solution to Fixing Our Broken Society?
Extinction Rebellion are back in the headlines, reminding us about the climate emergency our government has declared. I’m beginning to think XR might be the best hope we have for fixing our broken society. This is a topic I’ve written about at length over the years. Logical fixes from my perspective include tuning out to […]
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