November 2024 – Male Mental Health Awareness Month

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Every November is Male Mental Health Awareness Month, a special occasion designed to tackle stigmas and encourage much-needed conversations in the mental health space. With this in mind, we are going to be taking a look at why this month is so important in today’s blog.

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What happens when you leap into the unknown?

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After everything that happened in 2023, I promised myself that I would make the most of life wherever I could. In the spirit of this, let’s check out how I have been leaping into the unknown and trying out a whole new set of things, massively pushing myself out of my comfort zone this year.

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First Public Speaking Session βœ…

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A couple of weeks ago, I went back to the Henley Business School to do my first ever bit of public speaking. We’re going to take a look at how it all went and whether it’s something I want to do more of moving forward in today’s blog.

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Reflecting on Fuerteventura 2024…

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Last week, my parents and I went to Fuerteventura for a break from the recent questionable Welsh weather and to celebrate my dad’s 60th birthday. We’ll take a look at some of what we got up to in today’s blog.

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My Scary Carrot Story…

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When I was growing up, my parents told me that I could be whatever I wanted in life, so, I decided to be a carrot. This may sound like I have finally lost the plot, however, we’re going to be taking a look at “My Scary Carrot” story in today’s blog – hopefully, it’ll all make a lot more sense by the end!

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My Skydive for Alzheimer’s Story – Six Years On…

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Six years ago yesterday, I jumped out of a plane at 12,000 feet over Swansea…

You read that right, I was doing a charity skydive for the Alzheimer’s Society, which we’re going to be taking a look at in more detail in today’s blog!

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My Dance with Death – 10 Years Later

“I’ll see you on the other side…”

Those were the final words that I said to my dad when I was put to sleep on the morning of the 16th October 2014. With the 10th anniversary of my life-saving operation and following diagnosis of Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome coming this Wednesday, I thought it would be good to revisit my “Dance with Death” in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney in Devon…

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Last weekend, 25 of us from the Undefinable Community travelled to Devon for our 2024 Autumn Retreat. We’ll explore some of the different things we got up to during the trip in today’s blog.

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My 2024 New Year’s Resolutions – 9 Months In

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We’re over three-quarters of the way through 2024, can you believe it?! As this year is absolutely flying by, I think it’s only right to dive into how I’m doing on my goals for the year in today’s blog.

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A Sweeney in London…

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Last weekend, I went to London for a little break, exploring the city and catching up with amazing people. We’ll take a look at some of the different things I got up to there in today’s blog.

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Long live the King, James Earl Jones

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James Earl Jones, one of the greatest actors in American history, sadly passed away on Monday at the age of 93. We’re going to be exploring the fantastic memory that he has left behind, through all of his amazing work, in today’s blog.

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Goodbye PSP πŸ‘‹

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On Saturday, Pontardawe Swimming Pool closed its doors for the final time, after over 50 years of service. We’re going to be taking a look at some of my thoughts surrounding the end of the pool in today’s blog.

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First Mentoring Cycle βœ…

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I’m delighted to share that I have completed my first official mentoring cycle with One Million Mentors! We’re going to be breaking down some of my thoughts surrounding this first rotation in today’s blog πŸ™‚

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Reflecting on my Porto Holiday!

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Last week, I went on my first-ever solo holiday, spending six days in the lovely Porto, in Portugal. We’ll take a look at how the trip went and some of my thoughts about it in today’s blog.

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I’m off on holiday!

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When you see this, I’ll be heading on my first-ever solo holiday to Porto in Portugal. We’ll be taking a look at some of my thoughts regarding this trip in today’s blog. So without further ado, let’s get cracking.

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