Sweeney’s Stuttering Update – January 2023

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January 2023 has almost come to an end already, so you know what that means – 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! So, let’s see how my speech has been doing this month!

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Indigenous Knowledge: A Roadmap to Belonging Again — Wise & Shine

What can we learn from Indigenous cultures about being better stewards to the natural world? After all, Indigenous Peoples were the original caretakers of the land thriving in complex societies long before the arrival of European settlers. 870 more words

Indigenous Knowledge: A Roadmap to Belonging Again — Wise & Shine

My 2022 Stuttering Journey

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2022 came to a close just over 3 weeks ago, and that brings the dawn of a whole new year of possibilities, opportunities & experiences. While thinking ahead to the upcoming 12 months, I like to take a bit of time to do a bit of reflection, thinking back over how the last year has been. In today’s blog, we’re going to be taking a look at my 2022 Stuttering Journey, and the progress that I made in my “Journey to Speech Fluency”

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2022, What a Year for Sweeney’s Blogs!!

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2022 came to a close a short while back, but what a year it turned out to be for the page. Sweeney’s Blogs has grown so much over the last 12 months, I cannot believe it! Today’s blog is going to be my 2022 in-review post for Sweeney’s Blogs.

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Why Collective Intelligence is Powerful — Wise & Shine

Alone we go faster, together we go further – African proverb To understand why collective intelligence is so powerful, I would like to invite you to think about bees. 703 more words

Why Collective Intelligence is Powerful — Wise & Shine

Sweeney’s 2023 Resolutions

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I hope that you’re having a lovely start to 2023 🙂

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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Choosing Happiness — Olivia Lucie Blake

Something I have begun to learn as I’ve gotten older is that happiness comes and goes. It’s not achievable for us to be in a state of happy all the time. Nor would I want to be. Happiness can come and go, it’s more of a fleeting emotion than one that remains. Once I learnt […]

Choosing Happiness — Olivia Lucie Blake

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

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2022 officially came to an end on Saturday at midnight, and with that, a new year has dawned – 2023. In today’s blog, we’re going to take a look at some of my thoughts about this time of year, and I’ll finish off by wishing you all a very happy new year 🙂

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Goodbye 2022 đź‘‹đź‘‹

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How are we all doing?

Well, the end of 2022 has come around already, can you believe it? In less than 24 hours, we’ll be heading into a new year, full of possibilities, opportunities, obstacles and more! Before we head into 2023, I think it’s crucial that we take a minute to look back on 2022, which was most definitely a very eventful year – let’s get cracking!

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Sweeney’s Stuttering Update – December 2022

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December 2022 comes to a close in just a couple of days, so you know what that means – 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! So, let’s see how my speech has been doing this month!

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Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

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I hope that you’re all keeping well and feeling festive!

Today is Christmas Eve, so you know what that means, we are less than 24 hours away from 2022’s Christmas Day!! We’re going to be taking a look at some of my seasonal thoughts for this year in today’s blog, best gets those sleigh bells ready 🙂

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What Is Creativity? — Wise & Shine

When we speak about creativity, most people think mainly of fine arts, and artistic creations, whose role is mainly aesthetic. But creativity is not only that. So, what is creativity? Creativity is defined as the ability to make or otherwise bring into existence something new, whether a new solution to a problem, a new method…

What Is Creativity? — Wise & Shine

Stutterers don’t like to speak…

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I’ve had a stutter for as long as I can remember, and it’s pretty safe to say that it’s played quite a big role in my life. Whenever I speak to people about stutters, a lot of them initially think that people with stutters don’t like to talk, whereas in reality, it’s the complete opposite – let me elaborate ⤵️

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What is Virtue Ethics?

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Over the last couple of months, we’ve started to explore the world of Philosophy, and the role that ethics plays in our lives. We’ve touched on Utilitarianism & Consequentialism already, but now it’s time to venture into one of my favourite ethical theories – Virtue Ethics!

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