Author: Leah Palmer
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Physio And Me: Part Two
Four weeks went by in a flash, with flare-ups, MRI scans, room changes, trips away, and an apocalyptic heat wave. All that was just what I experienced. On June 2nd, we all came back together again for another four days of physiotherapy for chronic pain, ending on June 5th, we would have a packed roster…
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Physio And Me: Part One
From April 27th to May 1st, I had a week of physiotherapy dedicated to working around Chronic Pain and how to manage it in the long term. As someone who lives with Fibromyalgia, this was another path I needed to take to try to help me live in the best way possible with a condition…
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Tranquility
Tranquility is one of the things we can’t buy, yet each of us searches for it in our own unique way. Some of us find it on the yoga mat, others find it in playing music, and some find it in walking in the rain, as each drop gently lands on the nape of your…
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HMP Shepton Mallet Prison- A History
After a day out at Shepton Mallet Prison, it made me wonder about its history and how it ended up as a tourist attraction. So, I did a little digging into the history of this magnificent prison. This is what I discovered. It all began in 1609, when a act of parliament by King James…
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International Women’s Day
This year, March 8th marks 115 years since the first International Women’s Day. That’s 115 years since those first women raised their voices, walked out of their jobs, and marched through the streets for equality, joined by millions of others across Europe. Its aim today is the same as it was 115 years ago: to…
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February Holidays And Celebrations
When we generally say ‘Holidays,’ everyone thinks of time off work or school; those are not the kind of holidays I’ll be speaking of. These are international or national holidays that take place yearly; the most well-known of these is Valentine’s Day. February may be most famous for Valentine’s Day. Yet, there are many more…
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Predicted Top 10 New Year’s Resolutions
With the start of the new year, generally comes the start of a new you. Every year, billions of people see in this time of year by setting themselves a resolution for the new year. Whether all those people stick to the new goals they have made is a different matter. Yet they start them…
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The House By The Loch Our Writing Retreat
Image Credit: Unsplash- Gary Ellis The whole year, I had been looking forward to my Scottish getaway; it wasn’t a normal trip touring areas of Scotland. No! this trip took me right up to Inverness in the Scottish Highlands. A 30-minute drive from the airport, the house by the loch took us away from civilization,…
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Do Phones Rule Our Lives?
Image Source: Pexels- Julia Volk As someone who grew up to see the first mobile phone come out, the introduction of the internet, and computers go from clunky, large PCs to slimline flat screens and handheld tablets, you could say I’ve seen a lot of change. New products come and go while others reform with…
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If You Walked A Day In My Shoes!
Image Source: Pexels- Erik Mclean If you walked a day in my shoes, would you think it was fake then? Pins and needles are so severe, it feels like you’re being stabbed with millions of sharp needles all over your body at once. Muscles so tensed up, your body is screaming with every moment it…