A beautiful outlook on life…

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

Last week, I watched the finale of one of my favourite TV shows, The Good Place. It’s one of the best finales made, in my opinion, and there’s one speech made by the character Chidi that I wanted to share with you all today, and mention why I love it.

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A Sweeney in Gloucester…

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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. ☃️

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Time to Talk Day – an open conversation on mental health

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How’s your week started off so far?

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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How are you doing today?

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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How’s your week started off?

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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It’s okay to feel how you feel this January

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How are you doing this morning?

The start of the year is often a very positive and exciting time for many, as they strive to begin the year as they mean to go on – making plans, redefining themselves, and adjusting their priorities for the next 12 months.

However, if this doesn’t sound like you, or doesn’t feel like something that would work for you, that’s completely okay, and is what we’ll be looking at today.

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Are you ready for work in 2026?

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How are you doing today?

For a lot of people, myself included, today is where we head back to work after a short break over the festive season. We’re going to take a look at how you can return to work in a way that aligns your goals, your plans and the person you see yourself becoming in 2026.

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2026 – Happy New Year 🥳

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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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Dear 2025

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How are you doing this Monday?

The finishing line for 2025 is in sight. Can you believe it? What a year this one has turned out to be – full of more adventures and stories than I could begin to count. Before we say goodbye to these 12 months, as the chapter starts anew, let’s take a look at some of my thoughts, before I get fully into my reflections in January.

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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 🤯

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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The Origins of Mari Lwyd

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The festive season is upon us! As we’re only five days away from Christmas Day, I thought we could take a trip down memory lane for today’s blog. With this in mind, we’re going to be taking a look at the Welsh tradition of Mari Lwyd 🐴

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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 🤝

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