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.
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Laura
Aug 2513 min read
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...
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Laura
May 24 min read
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.
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Laura
Apr 195 min read
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...
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Laura
Feb 175 min read
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...
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Laura
Dec 27, 20233 min read
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.
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Laura
Dec 23, 20233 min read
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...
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Laura
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Social Anxiety Chat: What is Christmas like for people with Social Anxiety?
Social Anxiety Chat. In this episode, we’re going to be talking about what Christmas is really like for people with social anxiety.
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Laura and Jon
Dec 2, 20232 min read
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.
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Aunty Social World
Dec 2, 20237 min read
Farewell Twitter: Chatting with ex-Tweeters
From lifeline to lost community: Twitter's evolution to X. Former Tweeters bid their farewells.
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Aunty Social World
Nov 25, 20231 min read
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...
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Laura
Nov 17, 20235 min read
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.
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Laura
Nov 13, 20236 min read
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.
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Laura
Sep 22, 20234 min read
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.
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Laura
Jul 19, 20231 min read
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...
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Laura
Jun 22, 20235 min read
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
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Laura
May 19, 20238 min read
Twitter addiction: An attention fuelled world that destroyed me.
My Twitter addiction began around three years ago. Since then it has destroyed me.
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Laura
May 12, 20238 min read
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.
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Aunty Social World
May 1, 20236 min read
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.
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Aunty Social World
Apr 22, 20235 min read
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.
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