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Festive Pressure is Rising: an Antidote & Another Option
CLICK TO TWEET: This year, we aren’t doing presents. I’m opting out, and it’s feeling fantastic! Why am I not doing gifts? There are a few reasons… – Our beloved rescued service/therapy dog, Bertie has been diagnosed with cancer and so we are prioritising his treatment in our budget. – I get sad watching people struggle to find something to buy for someone who has nearly everything they could want, apart from the time to enjoy it all. I’d rather gift them the nothingness and space of time, than another item. – I love gifts so much, I run an ethical gift box company called Healing Boxes. But we advocate…
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What’s Self-Care When You Can’t Care for Yourself?
When we finally found it, I felt like there was hope again. There are very few clinics set up for treating people with M.E. and Linus and I heard about a clinic in the Breacon Beacons, near where we live. It looked amazing, set amid parkland, with an on-site nutritionist, physiotherapist, occupational therapist and pain management experts. People whose job it was to help me live, to encourage my body to heal and hurt less. Quickly, where do I sign? Self Caring But then the fine print; you couldn’t go unless you were “self-caring”. I care for myself – I love myself – I really, really care about my well…
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