Tag: Everyday life
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Building a Med-ish Plate in Real Life
The Mediterranean diet sounds lovely when you see it written down. Colourful vegetables, olive oil, fish, beans, grains. But what does that actually look like on an ordinary Tuesday night, when you are standing in the kitchen wondering what to eat? For me, it is much less glamorous than the photographs suggest. It is really…
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Burnout Is Not the Same for Everyone
Burnout is disproportionately experienced by women, who often bear an unseen mental load alongside their visible responsibilities. This pressure to constantly prove themselves leads to exhaustion. Acknowledging the burden is crucial; rather than trying to manage it all, women should prioritize their well-being by reassessing responsibilities and learning to let go of some weight.
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The Menopause Conversation We Need to Have
Menopause is one of those subjects that everyone knows is important, yet for years it has been quietly avoided, brushed aside, or whispered about. It has started to get more attention lately, but too often the conversation is dominated by celebrity stories that turn into books, exercise regimes, or neat little solutions that do not…
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Why Championing Women Cannot Be a One-Day Event
I have a slightly complicated relationship with International Women’s Day. I understand why it exists, and I think it matters. There are still plenty of women whose stories have been overlooked, whose work has been undervalued, or who have had to work considerably harder than the man sitting next to them to be taken equally…
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Why I Stopped Feeling Guilty for Doing Nothing
For years I treated rest as something I had to earn. If I stopped for too long, I felt like I was cheating. Even when I did sit down, I would distract myself with scrolling or mindless games, which only left me feeling worse because I told myself I was wasting time. I thought I…
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What I Learned from My Worst Week (or Month) This Year
There are times you look back on and think, how on earth did I get through that. For me it was one of those weeks that tipped into a month, when everything seemed to land at once. Work was full on, life was messy, and the unexpected extras kept showing up whether I liked it…
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How I Use ChatGPT (Without Letting It Run the Show)
Let’s be honest. ChatGPT is everywhere at the moment. Some people seem to think it will solve all their problems, others are convinced it is quietly plotting our downfall, and most of us are somewhere in between, just trying to work out if it can actually make life easier. For me, it has become something…
