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I'm a mum with two amazing kids and the founder of Safe + Sound First Aid Training Ltd. I hope my words help people with a snippet of knowledge, inspiring thought or a good chuckle. I love to laugh and be inspired by the kindness and creativity of others.
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I invite all writers to a writing challenge in 2025. The theme is reducing poverty for children. Please share your story links on this thread so they can be found easily. Thank you for joining this important writing prompt. medium.com/illumination...

If you've had the misfortune of enduring a frozen shoulder, you'll relate to this silly song parody. Please share with your fellow frozen shoulder sufferers to let them know they're not alone.

In this week's Wise & Well newsletter: - The Truth about Tryptophan - How to Carve Resilience From Disappointment - An Easy Alternative to Exercise - Psychiatry: The Most Scientific Branch of Medicine - Lifesaving First Aid for Diabetic Emergencies - Do Brain-Training Games Even Work? Plus:

A loving home is the fertile ground where seeds of wisdom, kindly sown, can grow and flourish in minds and hearts.

Chances are you know someone living with diabetes. When a person has diabetes, their body cannot process sugar or maintain blood sugar within a normal range. which puts them at risk of experiencing a diabetic emergency. Read this article to learn the lifesaving first aid for a diabetic emergency.

We can plan to live a comfortable life or choose an adventurous, risk-taking path. Either way, life may have other ideas for us over which we have no control. This is the story of how my father's sudden medical emergency may have saved my sister's life.

Read between the lines when loved ones give you unwanted advice — their words may come from concern and love.

World-famous free climber Derek Hersey was a true free spirit, one of the toughest, funniest, craziest people I’ve ever met, and I feel honoured to have known him. This is the story of meeting him and the valuable life lessons he taught me.

Don't make the same mistake!

Attending Live Aid with my sister on July 13, 1985, will always be one of my life's highlights.

Enjoy these gems from a wise and slightly quirky soul - my dear old dad. 😊

I'm looking forward to interesting conversations with kind, thoughtful people here on Bluesky.