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Award-winning Author, Poet, Mental Health Advocate, and the Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of Stamford (2022-23).
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Dec 22, 20214 min read
Ways to Improve your Mental Wellbeing Every DayÂ
By Michael Baxendale Mental health is one of the key topics of the 21st century – and rightly so. Mental health relates to your overall...
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Oct 24, 20214 min read
Connor Gates: Anxiety and Depression…
The following article is written by Connor Gates, another mental health advocate. I encourage you to read the article in full, and check...
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Sep 27, 20214 min read
Burnout: Shining some Light on the Silent Obstacle we all Face
Only this week have I realised quite how much I have on my plate. I like to keep busy – you know I do. Nonetheless, sometimes, there are...
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Jul 16, 20211 min read
I am an Author!
It’s now official. At the age of 19, I am an author. I don’t really know what to say… You can start by reading my poetry preview, if...
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Jul 6, 20211 min read
Dark Poetry Preview!
Sooo… As you’ll have seen (and if you haven’t you will now!), I am self-publishing a book called Prevailed Hope which will be available...
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Jun 19, 20212 min read
I am Going to be an Author: Cover Reveal!
Well, it is a strange feeling writing this. I am going to be the author later this year! Like most of what’s happened to me career-wise...
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May 21, 20213 min read
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – A Brief Exploration
A Little Foreword. I’m not going to lie, this post was one of the hardest to write so far. Whilst I like the challenge, and the thought...
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Apr 10, 20213 min read
A Person with a Disability?
As some of you may know from reading My Story, I have a physical disability alongside the other issues that I have described. Up for...
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Mar 27, 20214 min read
My Experience: DNA Lightup
I would say I am a spiritual person – open minded about all the possibilities that the world has to offer. That said, I’m not into...
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Jan 16, 20213 min read
The Outstanding Blogger Award!
As it turns out, letstakeamoment.com has nominated me for the ‘Outstanding Blogger Award’. Thank you so much! What can I say? Just to...
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Jan 2, 20213 min read
New Year Update
Hello, everyone! I hope you all had a great Christmas, despite everything. Onwards and upwards into the New Year – hopefully it’s an...
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Dec 12, 20204 min read
These Five apps can help you Manage your Mental Health
In the busy time that is the 21st century (seems a little ironic saying that this year, doesn’t It?), sometimes it is nice to know that...
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Dec 5, 20203 min read
OCD – A few of my Thoughts and Observations
From my point of view, there are a few misconceptions about OCD that seem to stem from OCD being the butt of the joke (again). So I just...
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Oct 30, 20204 min read
How You Could Look after Yourself in the Time of Covid – 19
Times are different, as they have been for a while. By now, if you’re like me and most of the rest of the world, you just want things to...
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Oct 24, 20205 min read
The Key to being Mindful
Let me ask you – what does mindfulness mean to you? A mind full of hot air? A mind full of sawdust, perhaps? Wait just a minute –...
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Oct 17, 20206 min read
10 Mental Health related Books You Should Read!
It’s cold, your night off, and all you want to is spend the night snuggled in comfort. This might be your favourite blanket, fleece – or...
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Oct 10, 20206 min read
Feeling SAD as the nights draw in?
We have arrived at that time of year. That time of year where it seems like everyone around you lets out a – sometimes obligatory – sigh...
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Oct 3, 20202 min read
Welcome
Hey, you. Yes, you. What does mental health mean to you? Some people seem to stop when they realise that health is contradictory to what...
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