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On the 15th of January 2023, my beloved grandmother, Elizabeth Rosemary Hopkin, sadly passed away after a 9-year battle with Alzheimer’s. I want to explore the topic of grief with you all here on the page, so that’s what we are going to do in today’s blog.
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Alongside the start of a new year, comes a fresh opportunity to look ahead, and to make some resolutions that you aspire to achieve over the next 12 months. I’ve been thinking a lot about my resolutions for 2023 recently, and I thought that it would be good to share some of them with you all!
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After almost a year of searching, applying & trying, I’ve finally been able to land my first post-university job!! We’ll be taking a look at this in today’s blog!
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The 15th of October 2014 was one of the most terrifying times of my life, and it’s a day when everything changed. In today’s blog, we are going to be taking a look at what happened & are going to celebrate the 8th year anniversary of my Peutz-Jeghers ‘Dance with Death’ 🙂
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Mental health has been a topic that has always lied very closely to my heart, and it’s pretty safe to say that it’s played a massive role throughout my life. Today’s blog will look at the importance of speaking out about your mental health & wellbeing.
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My name is James Connor Sweeney, and I am very proud of that. You see, my name is very important to me, it’s so much more than just something that you are called in life – we’ll be taking a look at this in more detail in today’s blog!
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I’ve been a fully trained Swimming Teacher for the last 6 years, but it hasn’t always been an easy ride. Today’s blog is going to take a look at how I took a dive in the deep end & became a Swimming Teacher! 🙂
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I am absolutely delighted to announce that a couple of weeks back, I won Gen Z Talks’ “Gen Zer of the Year” award for 2021!! I still can’t believe that I was nominated, let alone the fact that I won, such a fantastic award, which we’ll be taking a look at in a bit more detail in today’s blog!😁🙌🙌
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Yesterday was my birthday & I turned 23 years old!! I was taken aback by all of the lovely messages & kind words that I got sent through yesterday, so I thought I’d do a birthday thank you blog today!! I hope you enjoy 🙂
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Over the last couple of weeks, I have been settling back into University Life, and it’s pretty safe to say that it’s been quite a journey. You see, University has changed a lot since the end of my 2nd Year, and I don’t think I fully grasped the impact that this change was going to have on me. Let’s take a bit for a closer look at this in today’s blog!
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Friday the 25th of June was my final day working as a Communications Co-Ordinator, within the Student Success & Engagement team at the University of Reading, during my Professional Placement Year. Although I am gutted that my time in the role had come to an end, I wouldn’t change a minute of this past year for anything!
So, without further ado, let’s take a look at some of my thoughts regarding leaving the role!
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Happy Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 everybody!
Mental Health Awareness week is one of the most important days in the Mental Health calendar, alongside Time to Talk day & World Mental Health Day, and occurs from the 10-16th May 2021. In today’s blog, we’ll be taking a look at this special week, what it stands for, and why it is so important for us to raise awareness for.
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“In a world where you can be anything, be kind”
A very powerful quote, which has always resonated closely with me, and its meaning holds a life lesson for us all…
Let’s take a closer look at this quote, and at the power of kindness in today’s blog!
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April is going to be coming to a close in just under a weeks time, and in saying that, I feel like now is a great time to give you all Sweeney’s Stuttering Update for April 2021! I have found that over the last couple of years, I have been going on quite a journey with my speech and my Stutter, and I thought, why not bring all of you along with me!
So without further ado, let’s take a look at my update for this month!
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A couple of weeks back, I got challenged by my professional mentor, Polina, to start writing an Achievement/Gratitude List, which is a list of all of the accomplishments and achievements that I am proudest of in my life.
I’ve never really done anything like this before, and found that it has had a very large positive impact on how I see myself.
Let’s take a bit of a closer look at this in today’s blog!
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