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Tag Archives: Women of the World
Boys can cry too
It’s been ages. So long, in fact, that I’ve had a birthday since I last posted and haven’t even blogged about it. I’m now 44 – and wondering how long I can keep blogging under the name, ‘From Forty With … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Relationships
Tagged authenticity, Being A Man, depression, Samaritans, self-harm, Southbank Centre, suicide, Women of the World
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The naked truth
I’m just emerging from hibernation after a virus confined me to my bedroom for a number of days. It was a pretty horrible experience, particularly for someone who’s not used to getting sick and who prefers to be out doing … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Eating disorders, Leisure, Self-Acceptance, Women
Tagged Art, Drawing, Life Drawing, Nude Modelling, Southbank Centre, Spirited Bodies, Women of the World, WOW
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What’s your role?
Before I plunge into today’s blog topic – What’s your role? – a quick plug for the Women of the World (WOW) festival that’s on at London’s Southbank Centre tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday. I was at WOW 2012 and loved … Continue reading
The karaoke cure
A few weeks ago, I posted on my Facebook page that I’d discovered a cure for the blues, depression, anxiety, stress and all other ills: The Muppets Movie (if you’re in need of an instant pick-me-up, I highly recommend you … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Happiness, Women
Tagged Alcohol, Angie Le Mar, Fun, Gretchen Rubin, Happiness, Ruby Wax, The Happiness Project, Women of the World, WOW2012
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Great expectations
In the spirit of honesty, upon which this blog is built, I confess that I spent the first hour or two of my 41st birthday – on Tuesday just gone – in my pyjamas, in my bed and in tears. … Continue reading
Posted in Self-Acceptance, Women
Tagged acceptance, Ageing, Childfree, Childless, forties, Women, Women of the World
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Woman
Today is International Women’s Day. Why? Well, you can read all about its origins here but in a nutshell, it began to be observed in the early 1900s as women demanded shorter hours, better pay, voting rights and equality with … Continue reading
Posted in Eating disorders, Empowerment, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged Eating Disorders, International Women's Day, Women, Women of the World, WOW, WOW2012
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Why weight?
Something odd happened recently. For the first time in my life (apart from the two occasions when I got salmonella poisoning), I lost weight without trying. This may not seem odd to other people, to those who have a more … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction, Body Image, Eating disorders, Self-Acceptance, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged acceptance, addiction, Body Image, Eating Disorders, Perfectionism, Women, Women of the World, WOW
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