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We actually made it to France... notes from the ferry.
When you see a post from someone who has made it to a far-off land, these stories often show the destination but rarely share the journey.
Laura
Oct 18, 202414 min read
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Lost voices: Losing our creativity to reclaiming our craft.
We're often told we should give up our creativity because it has no value. This is why we should ignore that...
Laura
Aug 25, 202413 min read
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In a world of despair, escapism is our greatest protection.
Whatever your escape is, don’t lose it to this world. The things that protect you are the things that free you.
Laura
May 2, 20244 min read
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Anxiety and cycling: What really happens isn't on Strava...
(Update: Since publishing this blog post I have been diagnosed with asthma.) I was around five miles from home but I didn’t know whether...
Laura
Apr 19, 20245 min read
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Paranoid road trip in a world of uncertainty
It’s 5-something-am on another howling day in the depths of winter. The world is hitting out hard right now. We’re on a paranoid road...
Laura
Feb 17, 20245 min read
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Why we weren't feeling it this year: Christmas said it all...
Why did so many of us feel underwhelmed with Christmas this year? A frank reflection.
Laura
Dec 27, 20233 min read
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Insomnia at Christmas: You're not the problem...
Christmas. A time of chaos, obligation and long nights of insomnia. Long and short, it's not your fault...
Laura
Dec 23, 20233 min read
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Social Anxiety Chat: What does social anxiety really mean?
Social Anxiety Chat is a new podcast about the complexities of social anxiety. Episode 1 looks at what social anxiety truly means.
Laura and Jon
Dec 2, 20232 min read
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Farewell Twitter: Chatting with ex-Tweeters
From lifeline to lost community: Twitter's evolution to X. Former Tweeters bid their farewells.
Aunty Social World
Dec 2, 20237 min read
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Wales Comic Con: An Aunty Social Story
Here is our very first Aunty Social World story. The one from when we went to Wales Comic Con...
Aunty Social World
Nov 25, 20231 min read
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Boundary hunting in a world of demands
Too many of us are losing our own boundaries in this wild world of demands. That's why we need to become boundary hunters.
Laura
Nov 17, 20235 min read
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Social anxiety: Lessons learnt from a weekend away.
Sometimes, we need to laugh or else we'd cry. A story and lessons of social anxiety, being away from home and what happened this weekend.
Laura
Nov 13, 20236 min read
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People think we’re ok (because it’s easier)
In a world where we are expected to mask, it is all too easy for people to think that we are ok when we're not.
Laura
Sep 22, 20234 min read
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Embrace the time that you have
When someone has touched our lives, it doesn’t matter how long it has been since you were last in contact. Hearing that they have passed...
Laura
Jul 19, 20231 min read
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Grave new world: Why we need to look at what social media is doing to us all.
Social media is affecting us all in some way. Its greatest protection is its culture of silence, denial and disinhibition
Laura
Jun 22, 20235 min read
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Online communities are real: The dangers are real too.
Here we discuss the darker side of Twitter and why, despite the harassment, misogyny and unwanted attention, our online communities survive.
Laura
May 12, 20238 min read
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Social anxiety: Why those of us who seek privacy often have the least.
Those of us who are autistic or live with social anxiety have a great need for privacy, but we are often left with the least.
Aunty Social World
May 1, 20236 min read
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Have you noticed the change? Twitter: The inside stories.
Twitter is changing, and so are its communities. In this series of articles, we talk to those who know the platform best. Its users.
Aunty Social World
Apr 22, 20235 min read
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Blue Ticks are gone: The real reason why they're so angry
The Blue Ticks are gone. Twitter's elite are up in arms. But who are they angry at? It's not Elon Musk. It's you.
Aunty Social World
Apr 21, 20233 min read
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Twitter communities: The inside stories
Twitter and its communities are changing. In this series of blogs, we talk to the people on the inside about what this means to them.
Laura
Apr 14, 202311 min read
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