Category: Life Improvement
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What I learned about my mental health from my best ever holiday
It wasn’t so much a break, as a much-needed recovery from a breakdown.
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All I want for Christmas is a holiday in 1985
Wouldn’t it be nice to travel back in time, to a quieter time?
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The “a-maize-ing” race that changed my cycle of life
It was agony, uphill and downhill, but it gave me the courage to face the unknown.
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How my Gogo’s hands taught me to be who I am
The little tasks she gave me as a child prepared me for life.
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37 years after school, I’m still unlearning how to be a man
Toxic masculinity wasn’t on the curriculum, but it was an everyday part of our lives.
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The things I’ve learnt about myself from living alone
Being alone doesn’t have to be the same as being lonely.
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I wish I’d been brave enough to disappoint my family
Sometimes, you need to put your own dreams first.
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The best revenge is ticking off the dreams on your wish list
And sometimes the best revenge is revenge, but that’s going to have to wait.
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Why giving up drinking has given me permission to dream again
At 40, I want to catch up with what I hoped I could do in my 20s.
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The gala occasion that taught me to look on the bright side
Sometimes, it takes a seven-year-old to teach us the true meaning of life.