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The thought of long hot sunny days when it doesn’t get dark until late evening lifts my mood. Spending more time outside enjoying the garden, going for walks, eating BBQ food, and feeling the sun on my skin. What bliss. This is, until I’m reminded last year, 2022 was the
Stressed? You’re not alone. Everyone experiences stress at some point in their lives, and it can come from a variety of sources. Whether it’s a looming deadline at work or school, a relationship issue, financial worries, or just the everyday hustle and bustle of life, stress can rear its ugly
Addiction. What springs to mind? Drug misuse, alcohol dependency, smoking, gambling perhaps? Did you think of ‘Nomophonia’ –addiction to smartphones? When the first iPhone was launched in 2007 the fascination for mobile technology quickly became an acceptable part of daily life. An estimated 88% of UK adults owned at least
Trigger warning: this article discusses suicide In the fifth article of our series on male suicide Shannon Humphrey offers some prevention advice There are few of us who haven’t been touched by the untimely death of a male friend, family member or workmate to suicide. Suicide is the biggest cause
What to say about Real Hope Café? Well, the facts are I had a rather tasty, spicy chicken, salad sandwich and a good hot cuppa coffee. It was delicious, good value for money, and you should all go. But that’s only a fraction of what happened, and it really wouldn’t
The Christmas decorations have been taken down, the parties are over, eating what you want without guilt because ‘it’s Christmas’ and having a mince pie for breakfast being ‘perfectly acceptable behaviour’ has come to an end. You’re significantly lighter in the pocket, the weather’s bleak, you can’t seem to get
Are you unhappy?” A friend asked. I’d been unwell over summer with a nasty bout of Covid-19 that was still lingering several weeks on. My natural bounce, and rhythm for life, fallen by the wayside. I’m self-employed and things had been a little quieter with work than I wanted, leaving
We were mid-way through our starters when we heard the news. I’d cooked a birthday meal for a friend, we were happily catching up and chatting about our day. We’d briefly covered the Queen being ill and both agreed that ‘she’d be fine’. Yes, the family had gone to see
A few weeks ago, I was lucky enough to be invited to a fancy awards show. My first thought was excitement, followed by “what on earth do I wear?” It was during the really hot spell of weather; the idea of a floor length dress wasn’t appealing. I’d be reduced
Would you agree with me if I said bullying was wrong? To deliberately pick on someone, single them out, physically or mentally, or maybe both, because there’s something about them that you just don’t like, or understand? I think most people would agree that bullying is unkind, uncalled for and