Apr 12, 2021Goodbye hope, time for Experiments in Regenerative LivingAfter making a declaration that no-one asked me to make that I would be writing on the subject of hope for 100 days, I have changed tac and am sailing in an ever-so-slightly different direction (I haven’t given up on hope though — got more of it than ever). I…Mental Health9 min read
Feb 21, 2021100 days of hope — 10. Young people’s mental healthI’ve been confronted by two startling articles related to the mental health of young people over the last few days. The first says that 2020 saw a 46% increase in the number of new referrals of young people experiencing an eating disorder to secondary mental health services in the UK. …Hope3 min read
Feb 19, 2021100 days of hope — 9. Vaccinating hopeOver the last couple of months I have been working as a COVID-19 vaccinator alongside my usual post. We run a clinic from 8am-6pm and between the team of nurses, administrators and volunteers we are able to vaccinate around 500 people a day. …Hope2 min read
Feb 19, 2021100 days of hope — 8. Writers block(chain)This is the first day I’ve had a block about what to write. Which is ironic because I have spent the whole day fiddling with block-chains. Blockchains if you don’t know are the name for the coding that underpin cryptocurrencies, the most famous of which is Bitcoin. Since doing a…Hope3 min read
Feb 17, 2021100 days of hope — 7. Why?I don’t know exactly why I’ve decided to write about hope for 100 days. I guess I’m interested in what emerges through the process. I feel love and loved, I feel gratitude, I feel connection but I don’t know if I feel hope. I guess it’s worth being more specific…Hope2 min read
Feb 16, 2021100 days of hope — 6. Overcoming learned helplessnessThis tweet appeared in a thread about harsh psychology truths. Whether you agree with this it (and it’s gendered assertion) or not…Hope2 min read
Feb 15, 2021100 days of hope — 5. Twinned with HopeMy grandmother (Mum’s mum) and her identical twin sister married two brothers. Although many great stories were born out of that interesting twist of fate, I’m writing today about twins on the other side of my family. Because my Dad’s dad was also a twin, and his twin sister was…Hope2 min read
Feb 14, 2021100 days of hope — 4. A new variant of hopeEvery time the COVID-19 virus replicates, it is a chance for a mutation to emerge that causes the new strain to interact with it’s environment in a different way. …Hope2 min read
Feb 13, 2021100 days of hope — 3. Hope and Despair……Tragedy and Love …Romeo and Juliet. I grew up with this movie poster on the wall opposite my bed. It was one of my older brother’s and cousins’ favourite movies, which to this day holds a strong nostalgic weight of a certain era of my life. Having read these words…Hope2 min read
Feb 12, 2021100 days of hope — 2. Nature waving1 minute after bumping into a (reasonably new) friend who had just told me he wanted to move out of his house in an effort to get closer to nature, a huge crash hit the side of the train carriage we were riding in. Everyone in the carriage jumped, and…Hope2 min read
