Tag: kindness
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52and40/36 ‘Tis The Season
My mental health’s gone off kilter recently. As a health-conscious veteran of PMDD, postnatal and antenatal depressions, I know when my neurochemistry’s recalibrated in an unhelpful direction. I’m lucky SSRIs work well for me and I feel positive, mainly, about medical interventions. I like my life in full, balanced colour. So, while the palette reloads, I’m taking…
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Pouncing Pressure, Hidden Hijack
I’ve been re-listening to Elizabeth Gilbert’s Magic Lessons Podcasts this week, to ready me for five nights away on my own to catch up on writing my novel a little, with the novelty of no interruptions. The thought of the time away is really a big deal when you’re a woman, a mother and a…
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52and39/13 Special Delivery
Spring’s arriving in Edinburgh. It’s not coming all at once but rather in a series of packages that fight through the wind and the rain before bursting open. Little love bombs of colour and sunshine, drying things out and birthing newness that winter had put in a cupboard and told us to forget about. Everyone seems happier, kinder and…