With the new year and the fresh wave of inspiration and motivation that accompanies it, you might have decided that 2026 is finally the year that you put down your phone and actually commit to a hobby. But which one to choose from? Maybe it’s crocheting. Or perhaps it’s cosy...
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If you’ve ever reached out to a grown-up about your struggles with mental health, only to be invalidated and met with condescending remarks like: “You’ve got it easy, just wait till you get to my age” or the age-old remark that all our parents have had the glee of throwing...
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Major grant-giving organisation the Heart of England Community Foundation celebrated thirty years of hard work across Warwickshire and the West Midlands at St. Mary’s Guildhall in Coventry on Valentine’s Day. The charity, which describes itself as “the leading, independent grant making foundation in the West Midlands”, took to Facebook to...
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As the Easter break quickly approaches, so too have those end-of-term exams and assignments managed to creep up on us. If you’re anything like me, the motivation that you started this term with has all but evaporated, and not even the emerging spring sunshine can make doing that pile of...
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“A warm smile is the universal language of kindness”, says William Arthur Ward. If you spent this Valentine’s Day alone, eating chocolate you bought for yourself and wallowing that you have a big heart full of love to give but no one to share it with, then wallow no more....
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As 2025 approached, and I got sucked into the ‘new year, new me’ rabbit hole on social media ‘gut health’ quickly became a buzzword that I saw frequently thrown around. Often cited to promote a powder or supplement, improving your gut health seemed to promise a range of benefits, from...
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