Mental Health
Is Society Sleepwalking into Oblivion, and Do You Even Care?
I’ve had a fair few conversations recently which have ended with me saying “…but we’re sleepwalking into oblivion, and no-one even cares!” Needless to say it makes me pretty unpopular at parties. I have only a teeny tiny amount of people in my life who are willing to openly discuss this topic. Which feels largely […]
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Mental Health
On Being Resilient: Making the Case for Resilience
Everything is upside down right now. Fear and lacking are absolutely everywhere – from the eyes of masked strangers in the street to the infinite scroll of social media. Encouraging outrage I see lots of, encouraging resilience? Sadly, not so much. But how to be resilient? Is it worth the pain or is it just […]
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Mental Health
How to Protect Mental Health During Lockdown
All areas of life spin round in circles and lockdown is no different. What was amazing last week might feel downright exhausting now. People you could count on during the first few weeks, when you were struggling, might be in need of your help two months in. Children who were previously loving being at home […]
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Food: Paleo Recipes and Gut Health
Review and Giveaway: fourfivecbd Immunity Box
During these strangest of times, protecting and strengthening our immune system is absolutely vital. Being a huge advocate of prevention over cure and all things natural health, I was thrilled when fourfivecbd got in touch to see if I’d like to review their limited edition immunity box. With four bottles of top quality supplements, effervescent […]
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Mental Health
Collective Grief and Comparative Suffering During COVID-19
With the collective grief we’re all feeling right now, I’d like to try and articulate my thoughts. I can’t promise it’ll be massively coherent but hopefully it will bring someone, somewhere a little bit of comfort during these strangest of times. Although I don’t have much experience of death – the only significant person I […]
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Mental Health
The Coronavirus Diaries
Like everyone else, across the planet, I’m trying to make sense of the coronavirus. As we’re pretty certain my husband has had the virus (symptoms started on Friday 20th March) I’ve been keeping a diary. He is literally the fittest and healthiest person I know in real life and is rarely ill. He’s never had […]
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