This is my second post in the What was that? – my series on ‘what the crap is going on?’ Before I thought of blogging…
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Category: Challenges
What was that? – the first in a series of ‘what the crap is going on’ posts
I have been trying for the better part of the last year and a half to get back into my old blogging habits. I’ve been…
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Swim classes: lessons in confronting anxiety, self-doubt..the whole shebang
Today I learnt that my swimming classes are more than just about learning to swim. You might recall that last year I embarked on a…
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Hello depression my old friend…
My Aunty has died. For a moment all I could hear was white noise. And my world, which has been feeling more and more like…
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Promises that must be kept
Right now I am thinking about the unconventional therapist who first, offered me her pot of yellow roses, then insisted on her beautiful cactus. “You…
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Robbed
I was robbed eight nights ago. The incident opened up a deluge of emotions I’d tucked safely away where I couldn’t access them.
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It’s ok not to be ok this Christmas
I get why people like Christmas. I really do. People celebrate family, love, and togetherness. It’s supposedly the ‘happiest time of the year.’ But for many…
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Research—loneliness as bad as smoking: why social connections matter for your health
Life with chronic illness can be lonely. Not surprising, researchers have found that socially isolated individuals are more at risk of illness and death.
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Finding comfy, classy shoes with fibromyalgia…or not!
I’ll be upfront with you. I’m not 100% sure if it’s because of fibromyalgia or because I have ogre feet. But finding pretty, comfortable shoes…
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Worry
…in the throes of life’s seemingly unforgiving storms we often struggle to see past our tunnel vision.
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