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30 minutes a day. I do not have 30 free minutes a day. (opens the original)
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Specifically, I cannot find 30 minutes a day to lie on the floor.A few months ago I read Soothe, Nahid de Belgeonne’s book on nervous system regulation, then signed up for her four-week online course. Each day there’s a 30-minute guided somatic session, essentially a series of small movements designed to reset your nervous system, done lying down.I think it would be genuinely game-changing, if I could find the time for it. I have not managed to do it every day. Some days I’ve done it zero minute
I Don't Need to Know Everything (Do I?) (opens the original)
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A few weeks ago I was talking to a friend about how overwhelmed I was. I was trying to figure out a problem but had collected way too much information, too many angles from which to go at it. She listened, then told me you don't need to know everything to figure out what to do next.She's wrong. I do need to know everything.(Not literally, obviously!) But the idea of not knowing everything makes me shudder. Flooding my brain with stats and stories and context and side-quests is how I get to decis
Be kind, don’t be a dick. (opens the original)
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A while back I saw a post from an ex colleague where, as part of celebrating a work anniversary, he listed 10 things he’d learned from the people around him.As this month marks 20 years in the corporate world I decided to do something similar. Its a lovely exercise, so if you have an hour free, have a go at doing your own (and then share them!) ******************************************************************Being kind makes you feel better about yourself than being a dick.<a class="
Building the bloody good fun back into being a teenager (opens the original)
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Everyone talks about young people being addicted to screens.But how many of us have acknowledged there’s not much else left for them? We’ve let our third spaces be commercialised, if not taken away altogether, and now we’re surprised the kids aren’t alright.This loss accelerated post-COVID. As adults headed back out into the real world, the pub, the restaurant, the office, the gym, the book clubs; nothing really came back for teens.The problem isn’t just the screens, it’s that we
Well hello! (opens the original)
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I've been running this Substack for 5 years now, and have lots of new followers (👋) so thought it might be time to reintroduce myself. I'm Helen. I'm a writer, mum, strategist, book and nature lover. I read hard-going non-fiction books, and watch trash TV. I live with anxiety, I'm passionate about building place-based community as an antidote to society's current challenges, and I love my family & friends. Professionally, I've worked in comms for 20 years, across multiple roles, including social
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