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Good to learn that a slightly odd habit may actually be a stress reliever

By Amanda Furness | 02 February 2018

In our first newsletter of 2018, Amanda is relieved to find that there may be good reason why she performs a long established habit.

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So much more than just a recipe book

By Amanda Furness | 28 November 2017

Amanda reflects on the benefits that inheriting a new recipe book has brought, the main one not being culinary at all.

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Negative vocabulary can have a real affect on our emotions

By Amanda Furness | 11 September 2017

A joke backfires, leaving Amanda looking for a way to stop using a word which conjures negative emotions and has now crept into her everyday vocabulary.

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Indulged, re-charged … or both following our recent team day?

By Amanda Furness | 23 June 2017

Amanda reflects on the recent team day she shared with her In Equilibrium colleagues

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We all need a bit of good news

By Amanda Furness | 21 April 2017

Amanda finds her own way of coping with the effect current world and domestic new stories are having on her …

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Nothing like a new challenge for the new year!

By Amanda Furness | 27 January 2017

Amanda begins to tackle a new challenge and, in doing so, discovers one they miss from those top ten lists of personal stressors!

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I’m on holiday, why can’t I sleep?

By Amanda Furness | 24 November 2016

In the Winter 2016 edition of our newsletter, Amanda’s explains that although her recent holiday was relaxing, sleep became difficult to come by. It wasn’t until her return that the reason became apparent …

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“Procrastination is the thief of time” … or is it?

By Amanda Furness | 25 August 2016

In the early Autumn 2016 edition of our newsletter, Amanda discovers that the simple activity of reading a magazine can prove to be a slightly unnerving but thankfully ultimately rewarding experience.

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Exams – “the be-all and the end-all”?

By Amanda Furness | 13 May 2016

Amanda muses on a quote from Macbeth and reflects that a recent experience may actually suggest otherwise, as far as our current school system goes anyway!

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How far are your ears from your shoulders?

By Amanda Furness | 04 March 2016

Amanda reads an article which strikes a chord and finds that practising the suggested exercise yields unexpected results!

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