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Lifting Lockdown: roadmapping out of anxiety

by Tash Bowen Over time and with countless practice, we have crafted perfectly feeble excuses to get out of plans. Easily believable and always vague, these white lies are specifically […]

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Empty chairs and empty studios

How the global health pandemic has impacted studio spaces and their owners by Alice Strachen, co-founder of YourStudiosUK The effects of COVID-19 have devastated many industries, one of the first […]

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Writing The Wave: Journaling Through Uncertainty

Anxiety is often considered the result of uncertainty about the future, whilst depression can arise from a bleak outlook on what lies ahead. Though these are simplistic notions of mental […]

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Walking in Turbulent Times

Walking in nature’s equilibrium has been a source of inspiration and reflection for many artists. In Persuasion, Jane Austen writes of the heroine: ‘Her pleasure in the walk must arise […]

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Relationships and their impact on your wellbeing

By Alexandra Deterte Everyone needs friends, no matter your age. They are your safety net and support bubble when things aren’t going your way. They are your counsellor and shrink. […]

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Better sleep in lockdown

BETTER SLEEP IN LOCKDOWN – WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH, START SLEEPING – WORK HARD SLEEP HARD By David Cato The worst thing about the current pandemic is also the […]

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Reading in 2020: Evasion or Reflection?

The pandemic has had many of us turning to new and familiar past times, as we consider what to do with all the time that we have spare- the time […]

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Working as a creative freelancer in lockdown

You don’t need me to tell you that the period we are living in right now is pretty unusual.  No matter what industry you’re coming from or the job that […]