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Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing

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Trainer, Speaker, Author, Researcher, Lecturer #Wellbeing #PositivePsychology #PositiveEducation #WholeSchoolWellbeing #AppreciativeInquiry http://happiness-speaker.com liinks.co/frederikaroberts Agent: https://www.inspirationalspeakers.co.uk

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Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · Nov 26

I have started an EdD (Professional Doctorate in Education) starter pack. Who else should be on the list?
#starterpacks #AcademicSky #Research #doctorate #doctoralstudies #doctoralresearch #educationresearch #education #EdD

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Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · Aug 13

Combining exercise and sunbathing. Perfect way to spend an hour on a sunny afternoon 🌞

#Wellbeing #walkformentalhealth #walkforwellbeing #sunshine #summervibes❤️ #summerwalks☀️ #selfcare #selfcareforwellbeing #selfcareformentalhealth #mentalhealth #healthyhabits

Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · Jun 8

Great blog post by fellow iPPL Expert Members Vera Kristen's and Laura Lane

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#wellbeing #nature #positivepsychology #Luxembourg #UNature2025 #communitywellbeing #flourishing #thriving

Rooted in Nature: A Path to Flourishing Minds and Thriving Communities

At the UNature Conference 2025, we explored how nature supports mental health, resilience, and well-being. As positive psychology practitioners, we see the benefits daily—reduced stress, greater conne...

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Fair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · Jun 6

Labour win the Hamilton by election - just… from the SNP. But the story isn’t their shock win. It’s another day of bigging up Reform. Self-fulfilling prophecies! Plural coverage now, sign petition to hear proper fair coverage of ALL parties. No bigging up! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Petition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all times

We want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for cover...

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Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · May 17

Wtf? What's going on??

The Foreign Press Association in London @fpalondon.bsky.social · May 16

The FPA is dismayed by Sir Keir Starmer's press accreditation policy for the EU-UK Summit of Monday 19th May. The vast majority of EU news outlets have been denied access. We have written to @10DowningStreet to urge him to reconsider.
@EUdelegationUK, @EU_Commission, @RSF_inter

Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · May 14

🍅 Delicious and simple dinner tonight: Bruschetta with burrata 🍅

#burrata #bruschetta #bruschettalovers #bruschettarecipe #italianfood #italianfoodlovers #italianflavours

Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · May 13

📣 MH Awareness Week blog post 📣

Conversations That Could Save Lives: Breaking Mental Health Stigma in Our Communities

🔗https://www.inspirationalspeakers.co.uk/mental-health-stigma-blog/

#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #MentalHealthSpeaker #MentalHealthTraining #ThisIsMyCommunity

Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · May 12

From #languishing to #flourishing in our communities:

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#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #ThisIsMyCommunity #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2025 #wellbeing

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Mary Geddry @magixarc.bsky.social · May 6

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Trump Got Sued by Everyone

From California to the SEIU, a coalition of plaintiffs has filed the legal equivalent of a bunker buster against DOGE.

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Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · May 5

Ok, so I may have hyper-focused a tad on my new puzzle today! 😳😲😵I only started it last night 🤣
#puzzlesolving #puzzle #puzzles #jigsaws #jigsawpuzzle #jigsawpuzzles #Wellbeing #wellbeinghobbies #wellbeingactivities #mentalhealthselfcare #mentalhealth

Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · May 4

Because we could all do with a joyful moment in the middle of all this madness ❤️

#joy

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David Tennant performs 500 Miles by The Proclaimers with the help of a few famous faces... | BAFTA

YouTube video by BAFTA

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Arkansas Advocate @arkansasadvocate.com · May 4

All five international students at the University of Arkansas who had their visa status revoked last month have been reinstated, a university spokesperson confirmed Thursday.

Visas reinstated for all University of Arkansas’ international students who had status revoked | Arkansas Advocate

All five international students at the University of Arkansas who had their visa status revoked last month have been reinstated, a university spokesperson confirmed Thursday.

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Reuters @reuters.com · May 4

Trump says he's unsure whether people in the US are entitled to due process reut.rs/3EQMHzy

Trump says he's unsure whether people in the US are entitled to due process

President Donald Trump said he was unsure whether people in the U.S. are entitled to due process rights guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution as his administration pushes aggressively to deport immigrants who are in the country illegally and other non-citizens.

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Anna Clemens, PhD @annaclemens.com · May 4

You have done the research. You're excited about the data. But how do you translate those findings and their significance into a compelling title?

My suggestions on crafting a perfect title:
https://rpst.page.link/QpWh

#AcademicSky #PhDLife #Academia

How to Write a Title for Your Research Paper

A good title should be catchy, interesting, and informative. Here is how you can avoid the 10 most common mistakes researchers make when writing a title for their research paper.

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Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · Apr 20

Today, I foraged some wild garlic. I made wild garlic oil, and used some on my marinara pizza😋

It worked really well with the wild garlic, and look at those pretty (and edible!) Garlic flowers 😁♥️

Dough recipe: www.gloriouslygoodfood.com

#pizza #homemadepizza #pizzamarinara

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Dahlia Lithwick @dahlialithwick.bsky.social · Apr 2

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“Let’s get in good trouble.

“My friend, madam president, I yield the floor.”

According to Washington Post technology reporter Drew Harwell, before he was through, Booker’s speech had been liked on TikTok 400 million times.

April 1, 2025

Today Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) made history.

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Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · Mar 26

*New Radio Interview*

Last Saturday, I spoke to Natasha Devon about #happiness, the the latest #WorldHappinessReport, plus #optimism and its role in creating change ...

Full interview: youtu.be/5ddPYESVrbw?...

#wellbeing #WellbeingSpeaker #wellbeingtrainer #positivechange #optimism

Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · Mar 22

Hear my segment on the @natashadevon.bsky.social show on @lbc.co.uk here: www.globalplayer.com/catchup/lbc/...

#WorldHappinessReport #happiness #wellbeing

Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · Mar 22

Looking forward to chatting to @natashadevon.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk about #happiness around 8pm (UK)

#worldhappinessreport #wellbeing #mentalhealth

Natasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · Mar 22

Coming up from 6pm on LBC (22.03.25)

- Can Britain really maintain this ‘not taking sides’ stance between US and EU?
- ‘Porn culture’ has been identified in 1600 primary schools - are you shocked?
- Britain plummets down global happiness index.

Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · Mar 10

And here is my latest!

#jigsawpuzzles #1000piecepuzzle #1000piecejigsawpuzzle #challengingpuzzle #wellbeing #wellbeingactivities

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TeacherDanMax @teacherdanmax.bsky.social · Mar 9

I have a new #podcast - ‘The Educational Research Podcast’ #research #education #edchat #edtech
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Education Research Podcast

Podcast · Daniel Maxwell · Welcome, fellow knowledge seekers, to "Education Research Podcast," your weekly lifeline through the labyrinth of educational research. This podcast is designed to be a com...

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Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · Feb 28

I was never interested in #jigsawpuzzles, but over the last few weeks of being with my daughter through her #mentalhealth crisis, I've become hooked!!! We did some tricky ones together, and I've now completed my first solo #1000piecepuzzle!!! 😲😁💪

#wellbeing #wellbeingactivities

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Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · Feb 11

Done :)

Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · Jan 14

@drsueroffey.bsky.social great to see you on here - found you thanks to your excellent newsletter!

Frederika Roberts | Whole School Wellbeing @frederika-r.bsky.social · Jan 12

It really was! I love those kinds of winter days!