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There are three main areas where I have noticed things have changed in recent times. This is primarily following COVID restrictions and lockdowns, but also due to the digital nature that the world has...
Could nurturing our friendships help us to reclaim our wellbeing? When I was a child, I lived oversees and only saw my wider family (grandparents, cousins etc.) once, maybe twice, a year. I had a firs...
If someone had told me a year ago I'd be working full-time on two businesses I'd created during lockdown, I'd never have believed them... But the reality is… this is where I am at now. At the end of m...
It’s amazing how STUFF accumulates. I’ve always considered myself pretty good at having regular sort-outs, but I realised over lockdown how much I’ve got in drawers and cupboards that is jus...
This year has been a strange one. Whilst I have continued to exercise through the medium of Zoom, or go for a socially distanced run with a friend, I haven’t been doing my go to stress relievers whic...
Below we hear from Ali and Pete, on what it means to them to be a proud straight ally. Their words show us that being an ally is important and ultimately very simple, helping to improve the lives of t...
The NHS has been an integral part of my life from the day I was born, through to my chosen career in the nursing field. The beautiful, and perhaps most pertinent part of the NHS is the ability to touc...
June is Pride Month. It’s important to celebrate the LQBTQ+ community. Here are some really accessible resources, including books, podcasts, poetry and Netflix documentaries to get stuck into and lea...
Over the course of the pandemic, I’ve come to recognise and regard courageous compassion as a, and perhaps the, core element of an effective public health system – and a happy and healthy soci...
Since the start of the pandemic, the world has been completely captivated by global science and health sectors in the battle against Covid-19. Particularly in the UK, there has been endless public ap...
