The Hello You Sunday Supplement, Issue 32
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Hello, you. How’re you doing?
I hope your Sunday is unfurling nicely. If you’re a first-time reader or new subscriber, you’re especially welcome. Thank you for being a member of the Hello You family!
Hello (you) to the lovely people I met last night at Tea & Biscuits’ Easter Eggstravaganza at The Hive in Shrewsbury, including Andy from Left For Dead who I’ve known for ages but didn’t recognise owing to his new haircut!
Amaranta and Cruella of Tea & Biscuits very kindly invited me along to talk about Hello You the Shropshire podcast, radio and the media, and my thoughts on a bunch of other things. If you’re part of a group, organisation, regular meeting, club or similar and you’d like me to come along for a chat in the same way, hit the button below and let’s get something in the diary?
‘How are you feeling … in yerself?’
For a long time, that was how my dad would broach the topic of my mental health. Perfectly pitched, given that my answers could be wildly variable. Anyway, I’m telling you this because I’ve stashed a large number of fascinating, informative and thought-provoking articles about mental health to share with you, and if you’ve been feeling like I’ve been feeling lately, for whatever reason - full moon, Mercury in retrograde, the sheer bloody state of the world and everything in it - you might find them helpful.
Hence, this issue of the Hello You Sunday Supplement is a Mental Health Special!
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First, though, as always …
Something to listen to while you read
*… by New Orleans’ very own Lee Dorsey!
What went right this week
The world got a new national park city, the ‘Oscars of science’ revealed its winners, and medical history was made plus more good news from the good people at Positive News
Good stuff for your grey cells
It's time to be more Madonna
Why are recurring dreams usually bad ones?
How about we throw the term 'imposter syndrome' on a bonfire?
‘My group chat is ruining my life’
When have you heard your inner voice? And what did it say to you? I'd love to hear your story about this for Hello You the Shropshire podcast ...
If you worry what people think about you, maybe this approach will be helpful?
'It’s not so much about not having enough time, but about being so overwhelmed by the volume of communication radiating from your phone that it becomes the Mr Burns disease door from The Simpsons'
Is it burnout?
Burnout isn't always about overworking. It occurs when you begin to question the very foundations of your life and beliefs
The importance of sleeping on things in times of chaos
Capybara capers at Hoo Zoo
Cinnamon the capybara sparked worldwide interest last autumn when she did a runner from her enclosure at Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World in Shropshire.
The story of her little holiday has been turned into a delightful picture book by Shrewsbury author Tracey J Morgan and much-loved illustrator Hercule Van Wolfwinkle, creator of the famous Rubbish Pet Portraits.
Tracey and Hercule took part in a reading of the book and a Q&A with fans at Hoo Zoo on Sunday, with the zoo’s co-owner Will Dorrell. You can hear how the book came to be, and more about the story of Hoo Zoo, in this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast!
Collectors contend their stuff sparks joy (Yes. Yes, we do!)
The never-ending scrutiny of being in an ageing body
Information is an addiction
I haven't been sleeping ... and I don't know where the time goes
Your boss is overwhelmed. Work with them, not against them
How to spot toxic traits … including in yourself!
Ten things I've Googled at 2am
The reasons men put women in asylums are still too familiar
‘When you get old, people ignore you in the street’
On a bench in Ludlow I met a woman who was killed by a cow (temporarily), learned a lot about ankles in a short space of time, and enjoyed people-watching in the sunshine.
Hear what happened in this episode of Hello You the Shropshire podcast!
You might just have to be bored
What to read when absolutely nothing goes in
Face it: Multitasking is impossible
What makes someone wise?
How something feels is more important than how it looks
Frustrated with today’s ‘attention economy’? You’re really going to hate what comes next
This is me. You too?
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Final Thought, à la Jerry Springer
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid (John 14:27)
Thank you for being there
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