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It's never too late to do what makes you happy

by Shell Clarke
do what makes you happy
So.... I've just eaten my body weight in kit kats and twix bars... and it's given me the sugar rush to write a blog. If you're a follower of my pag...
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Mental Health awareness week... the bright side

by Shell Clarke
Mental Health awareness week

Every week should be mental health awareness week in my eyes, but as it's official this week lets talk openly about it. Reach out and share what you're going though, or speak to someone who you know struggles with mental illness.

To make it easier to talk about... I came up with a new product range that offers a way to talk about issues without it being too heavy, After all, the burden people carry who have mental illnesses is heavy enough.

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Fibromyalgia awareness day, how art is therapy

by Shell Clarke
art is therapy
You don't have to be any good at arts and crafts to benefit from art therapy! It's the process that is therapeutic really. And guess what... the more you do, the better at it you'll become... double whammy! It practices mindfulness. If you've not heard of this before, it's the practice of living in the here and now. Not focusing on anything else other than the task at hand.
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