Month: February 2022

How Walking Has Helped Me With My PTSD Recovery – NAMI Guest Blog

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I feel honoured to have had my article ‘How walking has helped me with my PTSD recovery‘, published by NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. NAMI is America’s largest grassroots mental health organisation dedicated to improving the lives of the many people affected by mental illness.  In the article, I describe how walking has helped my …

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Happy Valentine's Day self love with a notebook and red roses on Journeyofsmiley blog

5 Simple Self Love Ideas for the Perfect Valentine’s Day

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With Valentine’s day, the season of love is here. We tend to be quite romantic when it comes to ideas for celebrating the day and spoiling our partner. But what about ourselves? You deserve love too, and not just from others. It needs to start with yourself. So how do you care for yourself during …

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