It breaks my heart to write this. But it is necessary and I can do hard things. Anyway, me writing it is nowhere near as painful as the pain Holly Newtons mum and family and friends are going through. Holly was 15 and lived in Northumberland. She had been seeing a lad she met at […]
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Parents! Are you listening? How do you feel about your teenager getting a boyfriend or girlfriend? What goes through your head when they tell you they have a date, or they are seeing someone? How long do they have to have been in a relationship before you want to meet their person? Do you meet
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WOW 2023 Fancy a weekend in a field? Shared loos and showers? A queue for the solar phone charger? No hook up? Very little shelter from the elements? I know! Who could possibly say “No” to such a fantastic invitation?!! This year’s Women Only Wellness Gathering was magical! A meeting of luscious ladies all with
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8th March is International Womens’ Day. Do you wonder why that’s a “Thing”? I know why it’s a “thing”. Just picking up on Statistics around male on female violence we can see the difference and the gender gap. I only have to look at the amazing Bridging the Gap Group on Facebook to see what
I was going to have a bit of a rant about murder, but I’ve decided against it. I want to rant about the number incidents of murder, attempted murder and murder/suicide that have been in the press lately. I want to rant about how some men seem to have an attitude of privilege so large,
Christmas… What do you think of when someone says the word “Christmas”? Joy? Family? Shopping? Religious celebrations? Food? Gifts? Christmas is a time when the world seems to be wrapped in a comfy blanket. A time of great love and peacefulness. Good Will to all men, n’all that? What about good Will to all women?
Something that is topical is (topical is such a positive word to use for such a negative subject!) Parental Alienation. This is a definition I’ve found online: “Parental alienation is a strategy whereby one parent intentionally displays to the child unjustified negativity aimed at the other parent. The purpose of this strategy is to damage the
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Reproductive Rights and Who it Affects I’ve not talked about this much but feel that I should really make comment. My work is around the reduction of violence to women, so there is a most definite connection. Abortion is difficult to get, that’s a fact. In many countries it is impossible, and in the countries
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Pendulums swing. That’s what they do! Time on Planet Earth moves forward and so do we. There’s so much talk about self care these days. Is it because we have been swimming through a culture where women were (are) literally programmed to put all others before themselves, and now we just want to get out
