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Galentine's Day: How to host a special dinner for your female friends

Galentine’s Day: Hosting A Special Dinner For Your Female Friends

BRAND Kate Cartwright, Brand Marketing Manager at Burleigh Pottery, explores the essence of hosting a Galentine’s Dinner, from décor and entertainment to understanding the enjoyment of female camaraderie. As Valentine’s Day approaches, there’s a growing buzz surrounding its more feminine counterpart: Galentine’s Day. Originating from the hit TV show “Parks […]

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A Moving Story: Part 2 Of Moving Home Alone

Simon explains how house moving day can be a stressful, uncertain, but ultimately rewarding experience when you are living alone. In a previous article, I discussed the numerous decisions that need to be made when you’re moving house alone. Having successfully tackled those issues and purchased a property, I

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My Unique Challenges As A Male Living Alone

My Unique Challenges Being Male And Living Alone

Simon explains some of the unique challenges he and others might face as a male living alone. Let’s get something out of the way from the outset. In no way, shape or form is this article suggesting that men have it harder than women when living alone. I reckon we

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When It Comes To Age, Who Feels Lonely?

With over twenty years of experience working as an NHS specialist nurse, Gail discusses the connection between loneliness and the extent to which it is experienced by different age groups. In 2018, Tracey Crouch was appointed to lead for loneliness due to the work of the Connection Coalition and

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The Underestimated Power Of Place In The Lives Of Singles

Do we underestimate the power of place as a source of psychological richness in our lives? Of the many possible sources of meaning and value in our lives, one of the most underappreciated may well be the power of place. Many different senses of place are important to me. One is a

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Do We Focus And Care Too Much About Romantic Love?

In the U.S. and many other places worldwide, people are in love with the idea of romantic love. They behave like they cannot get enough of the love stories that dominate movies, TV shows, novels, and songs. They seek romantic love in their own lives, sometimes desperately, as if finding it

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Beating The January Blues and is Blue Monday an Invention?

Beat the January Blues, And Is Blue Monday An Invention?

Here we talk about the January blues and how to beat it with tips from Solos. We also dive into Blue Monday and ask if it is really the saddest day of the year or an invention. SOLO LIVING Beat the January Blues, And Is Blue Monday An Invention? Wellness

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Single and Living Authentic Pursue the Right Goals for Youally

Single and Living Authentically: Pursue Goals That Are Right For You

Taking a cue and learning from singles who know they want to stay single, Bella talks about how to know you are living authentically by pursuing goals that are right for you. a

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How Living Alone Can Influence Social Anxiety

How Living Alone Can Affect Social Anxiety

Social anxiety is a mental health condition where you can feel an overwhelming fear of social situations. It’s a common and distressing problem that can often start in the teenage years and continue through adult life. It is also thought to affect people more introverted by nature more often than

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Add A Sparkle Of Gold To Your Thinking

Using the Japanese art and philosophy of Kintsugi, Gillian shows us how we can add a sparkle of gold to our thinking when faced with adversity. She explains that the way we talk and communicate with ourselves significantly impacts our ability to unite our thoughts, emotions and actions. Have you

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