Happy Halloween Everyone!

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I hope you’re all having a great start to the week 🙂

Tomorrow is Halloween, the spookiest day of the year! We’re going to be taking a look at the origins of Halloween and how it became the enormous celebration that it is in today’s blog.

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Sweeney’s Stuttering Update – October 2023

Did you know that 1 in every 100 people has a stutter?

That’s over 80 million people across the globe, and I am one of them. With that in mind, it’s time for this month’s Sweeney’s Stuttering Update. I like to do these updates as a monthly log of my journey to speech fluency, bringing you along on the ride with me. Today’s blog is focused on raising some much-needed awareness around the topic of stuttering, let’s get into it.

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My Skydive for Alzheimer’s Story

Five years ago, I jumped out of a plane…

From 12,000 feet in the air, talk about a leap of faith 🤯

In today’s blog, we’re going to be exploring my “Charity Skydive for Alzheimer’s” story, to celebrate the five-year anniversary since I took the jump. To this day, it has got to be one of my life’s best, most terrifying yet exciting experiences.

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Sweeney’s Peutz-Jeghers Story – My Dance with Death

Nine years ago today, everything changed…

Coming only three hours away from death, it was one of the most terrifying experiences of my life.

In today’s blog, we’re going to be taking a look at my ‘Dance with Death’, on the 9th year anniversary since I was first diagnosed with Peutz-Jeghers Syndrome. Let’s take a trip down memory lane.

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What is AI?

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Over the last couple of years, we have experienced an influx in the development of technology, with advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR) and more revolutionising the way in which we live our lives. Sometimes it can be difficult to keep up with all of these changes, so I’m going to be breaking them down for you all – starting with today’s blog, which will be an introduction to the world of AI.

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Sometimes, things take a little time to process…

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The start of this year was incredibly difficult for me, with a lot of challenges and obstacles arising which let’s just say made everything a bit more tricky to overcome. We’re going to be taking a look at how this has highlighted to me how some things may take a little time to process and why that is a completely natural thing to face in life.

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Nurturing Positivity for a Successful Life – NoseyPepper

Over the years, we’ve spoken quite a bit regarding what we mean by the term “success” and the pivotal role that positivity has in our lives. When I was scrolling through my blog feed this morning, I came across this post which I believe can act as the perfect reminder as to how embracing positivity can help lead us to a more fulfilled and appreciated life.

Be sure to check out the blog below and let me know what you think 🙂

Let’s talk about scar-anxiety…

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I hope you’re well and are having a stellar day so far 🙂

A couple of weeks ago, I was on holiday in Cyprus, which was an absolutely amazing holiday! However, when I was relaxing by the pool, the whispers of what I refer to as “scar anxiety” started to creep in. We’re going to be talking about this in more depth in today’s blog.

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What is Egoism?

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In Philosophy, ‘Egoism’ is the ethical theory that one’s self is, or should be, the motivation and the ultimate goal of one’s own actions in life. We’re going to be exploring this a little further in today’s blog, breaking down the different versions of egoism and the impact that each one creates on how you make decisions.

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Sweeney’s Stuttering Update – September 2023

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September 2023 has flown by in what feels like the blink of an eye, but you know what that means, it’s time for another Sweeney’s Stuttering Update! I like to do these updates as a monthly log of my journey to speech fluency, bringing you along on the ride with me. So, let’s see how my speech has been doing over the last couple of weeks.

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We all have our own story…

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I have always been fascinated by the concept of storytelling, whether it is a business that is sharing its story or somebody exploring the vast possibilities of the world, I believe that there is such art in the stories that we tell, which is exactly what we are going to be exploring in today’s blog.

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What is Ethics?

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I’ve been loving taking a trip down memory lane lately, looking back on some of the different topics that I have written about over the years. Ethics and philosophy are two areas that have really captured my interest over the last 3-4 years, and it’s been fantastic to talk about them with you all here on the page.

As I haven’t covered any new ethics or philosophical concepts for a while, I thought that it would be good to jump back into what we mean by the term “ethics”, so that I can do a bit more in-depth exploring over the next couple of months. Be sure to check out the blog if you’re interested and I’d love to hear your thoughts!

Writing an Achievement/Gratitude List

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I’ve been thinking a lot about some of the older blogs that I have done on the page, and I decided to do a bit of a trip down memory lane today, revisiting one of my older blogs, all about writing an “Achievement/Gratitude List”. My list has thankfully grown quite a bit since this blog, but it’s always good to reflect on where we’ve come from!

Be sure to let me know if you’d be interested in seeing more of my older blogs make a return.