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On stopping smoking: I have now been smoke-free for a week, and I can’t begin to tell you what a fantastic feeling it is. I don’t have to worry about whether or not I have enough cigarettes left when I go out, I don’t have to be self-conscious on the train that the person next […]

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Bach Flower Remedies In the twenties and thirties of the last century, Dr Edward Bach worked on identifying negative states of mind that could affect one’s physical health. Around his centre in Oxfordshire, and on his travels throughout the world, he found 38 flower remedies to treat each of these states of mind and attitude, […]

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Bach Flower Remedies In the twenties and thirties of the last century, Dr Edward Bach worked on identifying negative states of mind that could affect one’s physical health. Around his centre in Oxfordshire, and on his travels throughout the world, he found 38 flower remedies to treat each of these states of mind and attitude, […]

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On getting older… “A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip.” ~Author UnknownBirthdays, like new years’ days are a time for reflection. As I celebrate a quarter of a century of life, I look back on my past with mixed feelings. Like everyone I have had […]

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On getting older… “A birthday is just the first day of another 365-day journey around the sun. Enjoy the trip.” ~Author UnknownBirthdays, like new years’ days are a time for reflection. As I celebrate a quarter of a century of life, I look back on my past with mixed feelings. Like everyone I have had […]

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On a visit to the gymYou know what they say – exercise is good for you. We all know it, but sometimes I suppose we just don’t care. Still, today off I went to the gym, on a quiet Sunday afternoon with the sole purpose of making me feel like my membership fee wasn’t entirely […]

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On a visit to the gymYou know what they say – exercise is good for you. We all know it, but sometimes I suppose we just don’t care. Still, today off I went to the gym, on a quiet Sunday afternoon with the sole purpose of making me feel like my membership fee wasn’t entirely […]

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Internet message-boards for self-injury I was getting increasingly annoyed with articles about self-injury message board encouraging self-injury, so wrote the following article for an online news site (999 today): http://www.999today.com/technology/news/story/3147.html Not only does it show that not all self-injury message boards encourage self-injury, but it was also a chance to promote LifeSIGNS!

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Internet message-boards for self-injury I was getting increasingly annoyed with articles about self-injury message board encouraging self-injury, so wrote the following article for an online news site (999 today): http://www.999today.com/technology/news/story/3147.html Not only does it show that not all self-injury message boards encourage self-injury, but it was also a chance to promote LifeSIGNS!

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26th April 2006 – The Independent’s feature on Self-Injury Today, there were two articles in “The Independent” about self-injury (full-page spread). As I say repeatedly, it is always good to see awareness being raised through the media, even though it can at times be misleading. The feature was entitled “Children self-harm aged nine, warn nurses”: […]

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26th April 2006 – The Independent’s feature on Self-Injury Today, there were two articles in “The Independent” about self-injury (full-page spread). As I say repeatedly, it is always good to see awareness being raised through the media, even though it can at times be misleading. The feature was entitled “Children self-harm aged nine, warn nurses”: […]

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Spring, Summer and ScarsSpring finally seems to have arrived bringing with it some welcome warmth. However the advent of warmer weather often poses a problem for those who self harm – namely that of scars. In the winter it is easy to cover up and therefore hide scars that we don’t wish others to see […]

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