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Dolly's blog: Girl On The Train

When I was 15 I was sexually assaulted on the Paris Metro.  “That was terrible”, said the French family I was staying with as we got off the train.  Odd, I thought, that they&rs... Read More

Barbara's blog: The Good Bad News

According to Cancer Research, one in two people in the UK is likely to receive a cancer diagnosis at some point in their lives, up from one in three. Whether this is due to our process food-rich west... Read More

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Linda's blog: Dropping the Ball

I was in a meeting when my phone started vibrating and I saw the dreaded words "School Office" flash up.  Any parent will recognise the palpable fear that rushes through your body when... Read More

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Anushka's blog: Change in Perspective

Dropping my copy of Metro in the recycle bin as I exit the tube station joining the sombre masses heading to work, I wondered how much of the news we had just ingested contributed to this general mal... Read More

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Devinder's blog: Am I Entitled to Inheritance as the Main Fa...

They all say that death is part of the cycle of life.  We hear about people dying all over the world, everyday, from all sorts of causes.  But when it comes to someone close to us, it is de... Read More

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Lee's blog: Preparing to Fail

One of my favourite podcasts at the moment is Elizabeth Days How to Fail – a formatted podcast where people (usually successful and famous) give examples of how they have failed and what it has... Read More

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Jill's blog: A Drink with Freddy Krueger

I might be tempting fate here, but I feel like we’ve hit a bit of a Family Sweet Spot. Maybe it’s the autumnal festivities. Maybe it’s the age of the boys. Maybe it’s the more... Read More

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Rachel's blog: “Live, Laugh, Love.”

My husband hates this phrase! It’s not my favourite either, but it cropped up in one of our conversations on our honeymoon recently and for some reason it’s stuck with me since. I&rs... Read More

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Georgina's blog: Life After Rehab

Over the summer, my husband went into rehab and completed an intensive 28 day addiction treatment programme for alcohol dependency. Did I really just type that? I genuinely struggle to beli... Read More

Eliza's blog: A Moment of Reflection

I keep thinking about the burnt toast theory – that if you burn your toast whilst in a rush in the morning and you’re inconvenienced to make another slice, those two minutes are the reaso... Read More

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Sioux's blog: One Year Post Maternity

As some of you may know from my blog earlier in the year about Mum guilt, I returned from maternity in September of last year. A whole year ago. Where did that time go? I wanted to use this blog to r... Read More

Sheila's blog: Living with MS: A Mother's Words of Wisdom

Introduction As someone living with progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS), I've faced numerous challenges. But through it all, I've learned invaluable lessons, many of which I owe to my la... Read More

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Dolly's blog: Travels with my family

Colleague: “So where are you going on holiday?” Me: “Saudi Arabia”. The colleague laughs heartily, then re-arranges his face as he realises I’m serious and that this is ... Read More

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Ruban's blog: Summertime sadness

The summer is officially over and we can send the kids back to their jailors for a few hours while we attempt to remember the password to our work laptops. And yet it's deathly quiet….too ... Read More

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Barbara's blog: Do it for the plot

It’s no secret that I am fascinated by language. While at college, a wonderful Professor of Italian had spotted the quiet girl at the back of the class, with her head buried in a poetry book, a... Read More

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Linda’s blog: Simple is best

Like many people with school age children we’ve just returned from our summer holiday.  In the past we’ve always stayed in England and saved a break abroad for October half term but ... Read More

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Anushka's blog: That time my 11-year-old gave me a holiday

February half term loomed and only my son and I were free to go on holiday and I was too busy to book one.  My son, however, enjoyed the agency of directing our family holiday.   ... Read More

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Devinder's blog: I hate my cousins

The worst thing any parent can do is compare their child to another.  It is harming and hurtful.  My parents used to compare my siblings and I to our first cousins when we were younger and ... Read More

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Lee's blog: Those Hazy Days of Summer

“I don’t remember it ever raining in the summer when I was a child” I commented to a friend as we sat drinking coffee in hoodies and fluffy socks in what can only be described as a ... Read More

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Jill's blog: Disenchantment

Does life get less enchanting as you get older? Or is it just that you forget where to find the magic? Childhood lends itself quite well to magic. Everything in the world has the potential for e... Read More

Rachel's blog: Who Runs The World?

Who runs the world (hopefully, come November...) a girl!? Love it or loathe it, I think it’s fair to say that any presidential election run in the United States tends to take over our airw... Read More

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Eliza's blog: The Art of Gratitude

I had a quick read of my last blog prior to writing this, as I do before I write my next. I am glad to say my ankle injury has now healed and I can actually run over 5km. I wouldn’t yet say thi... Read More

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Sioux's blog: Line Manager Lessons

I’ve been a line manager for several years and have been managed by an array of people over the years too with varying degrees of success. I thought I would share some of the lessons I’ve... Read More

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Sheila's blog: Why I Still Come to the Office (Even with Two...

I want to tackle a question I get a lot, particularly with my somewhat unorthodox commute– it's the big "why?" Why, with secondary progressive MS and my limited mobility, do I sti... Read More

Dolly's blog: Change is Inevitable

Meanwhile, like Dick Whittington in pursuit of better career opportunities and a more favourable tax regime, it looks like Mr D is moving to Saudi Arabia.  I should have known because Red m... Read More

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Barbara's blog: Sandman Struggles

I was recently successful in securing a secondment with a small but impactful organisation, to build and lead its net zero programme of work. I have now started my new role, and I am in the “ho... Read More

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Linda's Blog: Just Do It

I've spent the last few months in crisis mode at work, gradually becoming more and more worn down as we try to get to grips with the situation.  I have not been enjoying it and in a momentar... Read More

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Devinder's blog: The Rhythm is Going to Get You

Music is a way to remember a feeling you once had.  It can remind you of an occasion, whether it was good, bad or indifferent.  It can even remind you of a specific moment in time, jus... Read More

Jill's blog: Enough

I think we need to remove the word enough from common use. Am I good enough? Have I slept enough? Was that calm enough? Does that campaign have enough impact? Did I feed the ... Read More

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Lee's blog: How Do You Manage?

A recent prompt from senior management to make sure we are keeping up with training and development hours found me on a relatively quiet afternoon scrolling through our library of online courses in a... Read More