Debby asked me to keep a tally for the number of cups of coffee I drink per day. I keep the tally in my mind. Three so far today, I think. If decaf counts, then maybe four or five more. If strawberry infused green tea counts, then five or six. Maybe seven. Pushing eight…
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Racism in China
My friend recently returned to China after isolating on her own in Norwich. On her last day, she bought a burger and picnicked in the park. Only a few days later, she was dining with her parents back home in Beijing. In Britain, anyone can buy a burger regardless of race, but Black people living…
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You control what?
Eating disorders live within and amongst us. Most have encountered it in some form, knowing friends and family with a history of disordered eating. This feels like a ‘make or break’ period for those facing psychiatric impediment. Recovery without the occasional step backwards is to be expected, and few health journeys are quick. No recovery…
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The Positive Power of Youtubers
The BBC does most things well. My father is a proud lifelong employee having travelled the globe on behalf of the public broadcaster. But the newly released documentary “The Restaurant That Burns Off Calories” – featuring actress Zoe Williams and chef Fred Sirieix – embodies everything wrong about our values as well as the organisations…
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With care cut short, the struggle is real
It is April 2020. The supermarket aisles of rice, grains and pulses have been emptied, and people wear masks as if dreading your very presence. We yearn for the day when our favourite foods emerge again in abundance, when our virus spreading concerns are finally laid to rest. And this new home bound reality poses…
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Poems For Recovery
Poetry is the most undervalued, underfunded, and underperformed art form in our contemporary age. Yes, poetry sales have soared in recent times, but poets still struggle to make a living from their work. As a poet myself, and as somebody who knows – from experience – the ability of poetry to help me to grapple…