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Songs For Sound Minds #12 – Lee Ann Womack
Songs for Sound Minds are our picks of the best music that uplifts, inspires and boosts mental health. Songs written as an anthem to overcoming the storms of life. The songs that give hope in those times when we are struggling. For our latest pick we are going a little bit country with ‘I Hope…
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How to Have a Better Conversation
Poor communication can be a starting point for relationship problems. Whether between married couples, parents and children, amongst friends or work colleagues, bad communication helps no one. Even amidst the rise of social media our primary means of communication remains the same now as it was before the telephone (let alone the mobile phone) was…
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A Greatness for Lateness
When you type ‘why are some people always…’ into Google, it finishes your question by supplying the top ranked query which is ‘why are some people always late’? Rightly a lot of people want to know this. RESPECT In 1818, in his seminal work “The World as Will and Representation”, Schopenhauer says: R. E. S.…
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Is it time for a ‘Family Day’ in the UK?
We celebrate some elements of family in British life. We recognise Christmas Day as a time to spend with family and enjoy a public holiday in which to do it. Mother’s Day and Father’s Day recognise the contribution parents make to society. But the family unit itself does not get as much as a party…
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Can We Cram Our Relationships?
Humans love to cram. We cram for exams, cram for interviews and cram before that big presentation at work. A whole 24-episode TV boxset gets crammed into a weekend and we cram our plates at the all-you-can-eat buffet. Our modern lives are often described as ‘time poor’ leaving us more inclined, or feeling we have…
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Songs For Sound Minds #11 – Coldplay
Songs for Sound Minds are our picks of the best music that uplifts, inspires and boosts mental health. Songs written as an anthem to overcoming the storms of life. The songs that give hope in those times when we are struggling. For track 11, it is stadium-shaking rock anthem ‘Fix You’ by Coldplay. Fix You –…
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Valentine’s Day is Still Important
The cards are in the shops. The adverts for champagne and chocolates are on the TV. Pink love hearts are popping up everywhere. We cannot fail to notice it is Valentine’s Day very soon. The annual celebration of love puts a high value on grand ideas and romance. Couples that have been together for a…
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It’s Valentine’s but we Just Started Dating!
Valentine’s Day is meant to be about love and relationships. For couples just starting out in a relationship it can end up feeling like an obstacle course full of opportunities for misunderstandings, overblown efforts and underwhelming gifts. To help couples navigate that first Valentine’s Day we have 3 simple tips to help you both enjoy…
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Growing up on Social Media
When it comes to posting pictures on social media we tend to operate a bit like the archetypal cowboy in a spaghetti Western; ‘shoot’ the picture first, ask questions later. This minor epiphany came to mind after reading an article about parents, kids and social media. Growing up on social media The feature posed this…
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