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A Saturday morning in September ...
***Trigger warning - this blog touches on suicide*** Here we are, in early September in the UK. It's a lovely day, with that gentle...
joannaburridge
Sep 10, 20224 min read
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Do you know who the Prime Minister is?
As I write this, on July 7th 2022, the current Prime Minister has resigned. It's a bit debatable when he is actually leaving, but he is...
joannaburridge
Jul 7, 20223 min read
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On Mothering Sunday...mothering/smothering...what the heck is it all about anyway?
If you're in the UK, this year Mothering Sunday falls on 27th March. Mothering Sunday has different origins than Mother's Day (which is...
joannaburridge
Mar 26, 20223 min read
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Putting Christmas back in the box...
I've spent some time today taking down the Christmas decorations. (technically I know they are supposed to be down by the 6th of January,...
joannaburridge
Jan 8, 20223 min read
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Powering through the festivities?
I contributed the article below to the Patient Access App, so you may have seen it already. If not, I'm hoping that this article might be...
joannaburridge
Dec 29, 20216 min read
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Getting ready to Hootenanny?
As the bongs of Big Ben draw nearer, Jools Holland gets ready to Hootenanny and Trafalgar Square gets ready to stream the alternative...
joannaburridge
Dec 29, 20215 min read
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World Mental Health Day? What's that all about then?
That's a good question. It's all over social media at the moment, with lots of hashtags and various images (some of which I'll be sharing...
joannaburridge
Oct 10, 20212 min read
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Seize the day...and smell the coffee !
Or maybe that should be re titled as 'Seize the day...and taste the blackberry!'... So this morning I started my day earlier than usual....
joannaburridge
Aug 3, 20212 min read
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But you look so well!!...
https://unsplash.com/photos/QDq3YliZg48?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditShareLink I'm sure we have all heard...
joannaburridge
Jul 27, 20212 min read
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Time to talk...
So today is known as 'Time to talk' day. This is promoted by many organisations, notably including 'Time to Change' and one of the key...
joannaburridge
Feb 7, 20191 min read
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"It's the most wonderful time of the year..."
Because after all, we're all "Simply having a wonderful Christmas time", right? Hmmm....maybe not. Some people will have a truly lovely...
joannaburridge
Dec 18, 20182 min read
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Time travelling...
If you're reading this in the U.K. at 2 am this morning, British Summer time ended, and we all went back in time an hour. I'm wondering...
joannaburridge
Oct 28, 20181 min read
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