World Book Night will take place on 23rd April and I for one, am very excited! 19% of readers say that reading stops them from feeling lonely. Regular readers for pleasure have report fewer feelings of stress and depression than non-readers, and stronger feelings of relaxation from reading than from watching television or engaging with…
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It has been a little quiet here at SeeTheUniverse lately… that is because I have been super busy planning our wedding and Saturday was the big day! Me and Gemma stayed up until 2am putting together the favours and decorating the wedding venue…I was surprisingly very calm! Before I knew it, I was waking up…
This month is Boost Your Self Esteem Month! I felt that it was appropriate to bring back our well-being workshops… but this time I have done them a little differently. Instead of doing Instagram lives or zoom meetings, I have created three well-being workshop booklets for you to use. You can read them online or…
This years theme: ‘My voice matters!’This year, we want to focus on empowering children and young people by providing them with the tools that they need in order to express themselves in a healthy manner. We want them to feel comfortable talking about their thoughts, feelings and experiences as well as voicing what they want…
As the policeman pulled back the sheet, she knew immediately who was to blame. She stared at the pale, battered and bruised body of Maisie Porter, laid out on the table in front of her. 17-year-old Maisie, who only 6 days ago was full of life, laughter and love. How could he have done this…
Many parents with mental health conditions are able to give their children safe and loving care without them being negatively impacted in any way. However there are some parents who may need additional support for their mental health, this can come from friends, family, neighbours and/or medical professionals, and there is no shame in this….
Today is ‘Brew Monday’, also often referred to as ‘Blue Monday!’ Blue Monday is the third Monday in January and is believed to be the most depressing day of the year. However, many of us know that a calendar alone cannot determine ones mood… therefore Blue Monday is a myth. This is where The Samaritans…
For many of us, January can be the hardest (and seemingly the longest) month of the year. With the weather often being miserable, the festive period coming to an end, work beginning again and watching people talk about their ‘Dry January’ attempts and New Year Resolutions… it can all get a little crazy and overwhelming….
I never really set any New Year Resolutions, but I often do go into the new year with a couple of hopes for what is to come… here are my hopes for 2024. Firstly… I have my wedding dress fitting in January, so I am hoping that this will go as smoothly as possible. I…
2023 has been wild yet wonderful. Definitely a busy, hectic and in some places challenging… but I would not change anything about it! Here are my 2023 highlights! January:We had a really chilled out and relaxing January, with not much going on besides work and celebrating many family birthdays! February: This month started off with…