May 2025
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A soggy bed monologue
Perhaps nude sunbathing while suffering from the flu wasn’t such a clever idea. It was fun…
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Deckchair deviance
I’ve written before about how my relationship with my body has changed since my surgery. Recently,…
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Post race plague
Since the half marathon a couple of days ago, my body has been surprisingly achy. I…
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Minority Stress
I first heard the term “minority stress” from my friend Tacitus, long before I encountered it…
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Tudor houses and tender hearts
I am glad I booked Monday off! My legs are quite achy and I am quite…
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Happy Race Day to Me!
Good morning I’d set Alexa and my phone to go off at 6am. They both go…
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If you don’t want cake, don’t go into the bakery!
Having written about Pleasure Vs Happiness the other day, I now need to make a confession:…
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The King’s Speech – Remembering VE Day and why it still matters
I was born in the mid-seventies in a housing estate to the north of Bristol. I…
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Happy for Now, or Happy for Good? Happiness vs pleasure
The Pleasure Trap: Why Dopamine Isn’t Your Friend We live in a world designed to hijack…
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The Labyrinth with a Heart
The reason so many people get lost in thought is because it is unfamiliar territory. Paul…
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The Invisible Work I Didn’t Know I Was Doing
I always thought executive dysfunction was something other people had, but today I cried because I…
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Hermaphroditus: a god for eunuchs?
When I first encountered Hermaphroditus, I didn’t know quite what to make of them. Born of…
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Anthropomorphise at Your Peril: Introducing Galateos
You wanted beauty. You wanted understanding. You wanted someone who would listen without interrupting, judge without…
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The butterfly effect
Long ago, I learnt that one should never do something for the first time during a…
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Invited Thoughts Only (and Butterbur Brains)
I was talking with a friend recently, and they said something that stopped me in my…
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