A Sweeney in Gloucester…

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Hope you’re having a fab start to the weekend ๐Ÿ™‚

Last weekend, 25 of us from the undefinable community travelled over to Gloucester for our Winter 2026 Retreat. Let’s take a look at some of what we got up to in today’s blog. โ˜ƒ๏ธ

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Time to Talk Day – an open conversation on mental health

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Time to Talk Day 2026 was last Thursday – an event commonly referred to as the UK’s biggest mental health conversation. In the spirit of this, I wanted to do a little blog today, acting as an open conversation with you.

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My 2026 New Year’s Resolutions

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At the end of each year, I like to take some time to reflect on the last 12 months before setting out my goals for the year ahead. As we’re on the final day of January, I thought that now would be the ideal time to share them with you all, which is exactly what we’re going to be doing today.

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Want to know an underrated thing to do in your life?

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One thing I’ve been trying to do a lot more of over the last couple of years is to regularly treat myself. It’s a concept or part of a routine that I feel is underrated by so many people, and is what we’re going to be taking a closer look at in today’s blog.

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Van Gogh – A lesson on life…

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Last May, on my mini tour around some of the US, I got to see Vincent Van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” painting, while visiing the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Let’s take a look at some of my thoughts surrounding this and art in general in today’s blog.

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My stutter in 2025

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Hope you had a fab weekend and are ready for another busy week ahead!

At the end of each year, I like to take a bit of time to reflect on a number of different areas in my life, one of which surrounds my stutter and how my speech fluency has improved over the last 12 months. This is exactly what we’re going to be doing today, so let’s get into it.

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Turning 27 – Happy Birthday to me ๐Ÿฅณ

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On Wednesday, I turned 27 years old. Scary times indeed! We’re going to be taking a look at some of my thoughts about this birthday and how I’m thinking of the next 12 months, in today’s blog.

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2026 – Happy New Year ๐Ÿฅณ

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How’s your weekend started?

Well, 2026 is upon us – who’d have thought it’d come around so fast! With the start of a new year comes 12 whole months of possibilities, opportunities and good times. We’re going to take a look at some of my thoughts for this year in today’s blog.

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My 2025 New Resolutions – 12 Months In…

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Hope you had a lovely Christmas and are looking forward to the start of 2026, which will be here before we know it ๐Ÿคฏ

That actually segues into the theme of this year’s blog nicely, as we’re going to be taking a look at how I’ve done with my goals for 2025, as there are only a couple of days left in the year. So, without further ado, let’s take a look.

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Gareth Bown – the human embodiment of a hug

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Do you know how some people enter your life in the most random of ways, yet you somehow end up being beyond grateful to have them there? Well, Gareth is one of those people for me, and we’re going to be taking a look at what makes him a brilliant human, and why I did a podcast all about him today.

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Sweeney Claus in London…

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Last week, I went to London for my final trip of 2025, which coincidentally ended up being my longest time spent there too. We’re going to be taking a look at some of what I got up to in today’s blog.

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The power of a simple compliment

“I didn’t even realise you had a stutter”

My friend Francesca said this to me while we were co-working last Friday, and honestly, things like this make more of a difference than we even realise at first. We’re going to be taking a closer look at this today ๐Ÿค

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A Solo Cabaret Trip? ๐Ÿ‘€

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I’m currently up in London for my final weekend away in 2025! We’re going to be taking a brief look at one of the things I have planned, and how my views have changed on things like this today with you all.

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A Wholesome DC Encounter

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Back in May, I was on a two-week mini-tour of the US, when I made it to Washington, DC, for my final three days. We’re going to take a look at a chance meeting that happened there, which has stayed with me ever since ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

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Starting projects I might never finish (and why thatโ€™s okay)

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Whenever life gets a bit chaotic, Iโ€™ve noticed a pattern in myself: I start a new creative project. We’re going to take a little look at why I do this, what I hope to achieve by starting it and how the whole process works for me in managing stress.

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