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The Devil Wears Prada 2: A spoiler-filled review
This review contains spiders from the movie. If you do not wish to read them, I would suggest you click off. Right, so I’ve just finished watching the new Devil Wears Prada sequel, and to be honest with you, it’s a standard 3 out of 5 for me. Don’t get…
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The Resilience Rundown: March 2026
Hello Neighbours! I hope your March is off to an absolutely cracking start. Whether you’re currently smashing your physiotherapy goals, figuring out how to navigate the world with a new perspective, or simply finding a bit of well-deserved peace and a quiet afternoon cuppa, I see you. Remember that in…
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The Resilience Rundown February 2026
❤️ Love Your Brain (And Your Leftovers) Hello Neighbours! Welcome to February! The month of love, pancakes, and—let’s be honest—hopefully a bit less rain than January threw at us. Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s, Galentine’s, or just “I-Got-Out-Of-Bed-Today”-entine’s, we’re sending you a massive digital high-five. If you are reading this, you…
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Resilience Rundown January 2026
New Year, New Neurons! | A Jan ’26 Neuro-Update Hello folks Welcome to your very first newsletter of 2026! I hope you’ve had a relaxing festive season and managed to successfully dodge the worst of the mince pies (or at least the ones that look like they’ve been used as…
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The Great Attention Heist
Why “Brain Rot” is Real (and Why It’s Sabotaging Your Recovery) I want to start with a question that might seem rude, but bear with me: How long has it been since you finished a book? Not a blog post. Not a magazine article. A real, chunky, requires-actual-commitment book. If…
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The Apples We Didn’t Eat: On Love, Timing, and the Art of Missing Out
In 2019, back when my hair was longer and I was arguably a “lesser” version of myself, I walked into my local shop. I was in the middle of a crisis, the kind of mental fog that makes the world feel sharp and abrasive. She was there, restocking shelves. We…
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Decoding Your Stroke Recovery: The Rise of Genetic and Biomarker Profiling
Remember those “magic 8 ball” toys that supposedly predicted the future? Shaking that mysterious orb, hoping for answers, and often getting a vague response like “Reply hazy, try again.” Well, predicting stroke recovery used to feel a bit like that – a lot of guesswork, uncertainty, and hoping for the…
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From High Blood Pressure to Hope: lessons from my Journey Overcoming Stroke
The end of this month marks a bittersweet reminder of health. The stroke association contacted me to ask me to participate in their campaign to raise awareness of health conditions that could lead to stroke, specifically high blood pressure. I will link their campaign below, but before that, I just…
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The Long Road Ahead: My Stroke Recovery Chronicles
This page will serve as the Landing page for the retelling of my story as a stroke survivor