Category: Resilience
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Stating the understated
Yesterday I wrote about receiving advice from Julius Caesar in a dream. I ummed and ahhed about whether to include information about his death in the post. I decided against it, because I wanted the post to end on an upbeat tone. The reason I considered including it, is the…
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Bitter isn’t better
A while ago I saw a note on social media that went something like “I hope that every time I am misdiagnosed or medically gaslit, doctors all across the world stub a toe and suffer intense pain”. I confess similar thoughts have crossed my mind from time to time; there’s…
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Migraine-brains are like Nuclear Reactors…
The other day there was an earthquake in Japan. It made me sad. It also made me worried. For the people, for their buildings and infrastructure… for their nuclear reactors. In my typical “domino thinking” manner, that thought led to another: ‘normal’ brains are like coal-based power-plants, whilst migraine-brains are…
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Remix your life like a DJ in 1 hour!
Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. My Instagram feed seems to be full of advice on how to triple your followers by baiting big hooks and reeling people in. I don’t know what I opened to trigger the avalanche of advice, but using titles that include small numbers and big promises…
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Don’t hit the pole, don’t hit the pole!
The super-famous motivational speaker Tony Robbins (or Anthony Robbins as I knew him from when I was younger) has always left me feeling conflicted. He has so many good ideas, but there is something about his high-octane way of delivering those ideas that makes me feel tired and lazy. I’m…
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Hydration (Part TWO)
At the risk of grossing you all out, today’s post is about the side-effect of drinking lots of water: weeing lots of water. If it’s not your idea of a fun read, feel free to skip it. * * * Urine. Wee. Pee. Piddle. Tinkle. Watering the lemon tree. Sword…
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Write a love letter to yourself
The 30th of July is (apparently) International Friendship Day. I’ve already recently written a lot about friends ghosting, coasting and boasting… so instead, today’s post is about making friends with, and celebrating, yourself. Both times I was pregnant, I didn’t find out whether I was having a boy or a…
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Progress over perfection
I used to be a bit of a perfectionist. I set high goals for myself. I liked to achieve those goals. Heck, I preferred to overachieve in life wherever possible. “Under promise and over deliver” used to be my humble-brag mantra. Gold stars, pats on the back, A+’s, thumbs up…
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(Re)prioritizing self-care
When my two daughters were babies, my husband and I decided to do a small renovation to the side part of our house. One day, the builder climbed out of the roof space, pale and a bit shaky. “I don’t understand,” he muttered, “the ceiling over the baby beds shouldn’t…
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