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The Siren
The song of the siren wails in the distance. And yet, even now when it is heard backs shiver, eyes dart and all minds thinking the same – ‘Please let it pass’. For a moment, just a brief moment we are all the same. Children listening, imitating the high tuneless pitch. The young harshly reminded…
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Dealing with the overwhelm – Top 10 Tips
Do you have periods in your life when you definitely feel the overwhelm more than others? I know I do and I think I might be in one just now! Between the usual home-school work, caring role, keeping the house going, the garden work, the allotment (not to mention blogging about it all or keeping…
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The Power of a Hug
If I’m angry and say things I don’t mean If I’m sad but can’t explain why The day my workload has overwhelmed me Or if I look like I need to cry If I tried my best but it failed When I’m so tired I tell you ‘I’m done’ On those days you know I…
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Daily Prompt #3 – Coping with negative feelings
When I experience negative feelings the first thing I do is acknowledge them – pretending everything’s fine isn’t going to help! From there, I usually go down two very separate paths but each one begins from the same starting point:
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S2 Ep1 Are you prepared for…..car break downs?!
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-dcnjb-14a9784 Welcome to Season 2 of the My Slice of Life podcast. This seasons topic is all about bringing the joy back to being prepared – after all, knowing you are ready for any situation brings a calm happiness to us all! Whether you are a prepper or live in chaos, this season will help…
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Stress – Ways to recognise and deal with it – Part 2
(The podcast episode for this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-yvceq-147d3a9 ). In part 1, we looked at some of the physical, emotional and behavioural signs of stress as well as why the body has certain biological responses to stress. This time I want to offer some suggestions which I hope will be useful to…
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Stress – Ways to recognise and deal with it – Part 1
(The podcast episode for this post can be found here: https://www.podbean.com/ep/pb-m3uwf-1474751) When you hear (or see) the word stress, what do you think of? Do you immediately tense and see it as the enemy or give a shrug and think: “I’m doing ok”? Stress means different things to different people. Does any of the following…
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