Curiously Trisha
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When s**t hits the fan, we learn a lot about ourselves, others, and the meaning of life!
2025 Didn’t Go As Planned
This year has been life-changing in a surprising way
medium.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
When s**t hits the fan, we learn a lot about ourselves, others, and the meaning of life!
Imagine the joy of accidentally binning a diamond ring and then being able to buy it back for thousands on Ebay. #Erasmus
Great to have such an enthusiastic support for rejoining Erasmus from the Vice Chancellor of Oxford University on #t4today
No stupid questions about whether this was anti-Brexit.
Just unequivocal celebration of the chance to broaden our horizons again. A step on the road back to sanity.
No stupid questions about whether this was anti-Brexit.
Just unequivocal celebration of the chance to broaden our horizons again. A step on the road back to sanity.
December 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Imagine the joy of accidentally binning a diamond ring and then being able to buy it back for thousands on Ebay. #Erasmus
If you're inclined to push yourself down self-doubt spirals ... watch out for this sneaky inner critic question!
"Who are you kidding?"
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"Who are you kidding?"
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My Inner Critic Tricked Me Again
The little question that writes me off — if I let it
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December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
If you're inclined to push yourself down self-doubt spirals ... watch out for this sneaky inner critic question!
"Who are you kidding?"
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"Who are you kidding?"
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Confession from a curious mind! Sometimes, even my own face bores me 🤣🤣
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My Message Started To Bore Me!
They tell you to niche and stay consistent — but that gets boring!
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December 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Confession from a curious mind! Sometimes, even my own face bores me 🤣🤣
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Just a harmless thought experiment
Um...can I remember things that happened 50 years ago - clearly?
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Um...can I remember things that happened 50 years ago - clearly?
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What Can I Remember From 50 Years Ago?
There is a reason why teenage memories stick
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December 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Just a harmless thought experiment
Um...can I remember things that happened 50 years ago - clearly?
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Um...can I remember things that happened 50 years ago - clearly?
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Like the Abba song - there's always a 'day before'. It feels like we know what the next day, or even minute, will look like. Actually, we don't!
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The Day Before the Clot — Fragility of the Next Minute
A blunt reminder that the future is not a given
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December 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Like the Abba song - there's always a 'day before'. It feels like we know what the next day, or even minute, will look like. Actually, we don't!
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You know that unsettled feeling that niggles at this time of year...that somethings wrong, you're wrong!
Beware the trap of festive cheer-mongering 😱
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Beware the trap of festive cheer-mongering 😱
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Festive Cheer-Mongering — Danger!
How “special day shoulds” steal our joy — and what to do instead.
trishalewistalk.medium.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:07 AM
You know that unsettled feeling that niggles at this time of year...that somethings wrong, you're wrong!
Beware the trap of festive cheer-mongering 😱
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Beware the trap of festive cheer-mongering 😱
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Once upon a time, nobody spoke about the thing with 4 big letters ADHD...that was the time I grew up in 🤔
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ADHD — Imagine If I Had It
I grew up in a time when you were either normal or weird!
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November 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Once upon a time, nobody spoke about the thing with 4 big letters ADHD...that was the time I grew up in 🤔
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Inspired by recent political speech - but not political!
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Earning Lots Makes You Special
Paying more tax doesn’t make you more valuable — does it?
medium.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Inspired by recent political speech - but not political!
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Arty-farty - how this descriptor got hijacked by pesky politicians!
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Arty Farty — Is This Me?
Wondering what this oft-used, catch-all phrase actually means
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November 14, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Arty-farty - how this descriptor got hijacked by pesky politicians!
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I am officially a party pooper. All I see is non-recyclable planet-destroying plastic and food waste. And we've still got Christmas to come 😱
November 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I am officially a party pooper. All I see is non-recyclable planet-destroying plastic and food waste. And we've still got Christmas to come 😱
I can't be the only one who has experienced a weird fear of being praised for doing something well!
I have a theory...
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I have a theory...
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Why Did I Dread A Compliment?
Maybe my reaction to kind words was fueled by an odd fear
medium.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I can't be the only one who has experienced a weird fear of being praised for doing something well!
I have a theory...
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I have a theory...
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Can't believe how I embued a whole different meaning to a Wishbone Ash track - when I was a love-drama-queen of 16!
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Everybody Needs A Friend: A 1970s Song Revisited in My 60s
A life-changing emergency, a song, and the power of friendship
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October 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Can't believe how I embued a whole different meaning to a Wishbone Ash track - when I was a love-drama-queen of 16!
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Just thinking. If someone feared being exposed by a compromising video, would they create lots of AI videos of themselves to pave the way for dismissing the ACTUAL embarrassing video as a clever ai creation?
October 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just thinking. If someone feared being exposed by a compromising video, would they create lots of AI videos of themselves to pave the way for dismissing the ACTUAL embarrassing video as a clever ai creation?
I was doing a thought experiment. What teenage experiences would I have been robbed of, if Covid had struck in 1973?
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When Sixteen Was Still Mine
What I would have lost if COVID had come in 1973
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October 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I was doing a thought experiment. What teenage experiences would I have been robbed of, if Covid had struck in 1973?
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I have seen the splitting seams of our NHS hospitals this week... but I've also seen the nurses. In awe.
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A Love Note To the Nurses
A scary hospital admission put nurses up close and personal
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October 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I have seen the splitting seams of our NHS hospitals this week... but I've also seen the nurses. In awe.
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How I discovered the 'power of the pause' - it started with Harold Pinter!
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I Couldn’t Hear My Voice — Bliss!
I discovered the power of being silent, and it didn’t come naturally
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October 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
How I discovered the 'power of the pause' - it started with Harold Pinter!
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"What happens in your mind doesn't correlate, sometimes, with what you've got on the surface."
Alice Hendy - R;pple
(Raw and real conversation on suicide on LBC - with Matthew Wright 11.10.25)
Alice Hendy - R;pple
(Raw and real conversation on suicide on LBC - with Matthew Wright 11.10.25)
October 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"What happens in your mind doesn't correlate, sometimes, with what you've got on the surface."
Alice Hendy - R;pple
(Raw and real conversation on suicide on LBC - with Matthew Wright 11.10.25)
Alice Hendy - R;pple
(Raw and real conversation on suicide on LBC - with Matthew Wright 11.10.25)
You know when someone tells you (nicely) to 'believe in yourself' - have you ever had a weird reaction?
I have.
I think I figured it out.
Have a read and see if it resonates!
I have.
I think I figured it out.
Have a read and see if it resonates!
Positivity Slogans Are So Annoying!
Why three friendly words — “believe in yourself” — made me unexpectedly cross
medium.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
You know when someone tells you (nicely) to 'believe in yourself' - have you ever had a weird reaction?
I have.
I think I figured it out.
Have a read and see if it resonates!
I have.
I think I figured it out.
Have a read and see if it resonates!
'Life can be a yes or a no. So the sooner you learn to adapt to no, the sooner you’ll have a shot at yes.'
Writers in the making - you'll enjoy this read ⬇️
Writers in the making - you'll enjoy this read ⬇️
‘Stay true to yourself – and fly closer to the sun’: what I’ve learned from 50 years of rejection
As a writer, I have been rejected thousands of times, and it initially led to shock, denial and anger. Then I accepted it. Here’s what you can gain from doing so too
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM
'Life can be a yes or a no. So the sooner you learn to adapt to no, the sooner you’ll have a shot at yes.'
Writers in the making - you'll enjoy this read ⬇️
Writers in the making - you'll enjoy this read ⬇️
Sorted my memory box and found a message within a message from 25 years ago!
My Memory Box And The Hidden Message
A card given to me 25 years ago contained far more than words
medium.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Sorted my memory box and found a message within a message from 25 years ago!
RIP Jilly 🌼 Your words live on.
"I’ve always said the secret to a happy marriage is creaking bed springs – from laughter, rather than sex."
(NB: Both is an option)
"I’ve always said the secret to a happy marriage is creaking bed springs – from laughter, rather than sex."
(NB: Both is an option)
Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88
The author of 18 ‘bonkbuster’ novels including Riders, Rivals and Bella has died following a fall
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
RIP Jilly 🌼 Your words live on.
"I’ve always said the secret to a happy marriage is creaking bed springs – from laughter, rather than sex."
(NB: Both is an option)
"I’ve always said the secret to a happy marriage is creaking bed springs – from laughter, rather than sex."
(NB: Both is an option)
“How Love Songs Conned Me“ - but no more! ( I created a Spotify playlist to accompany this article 🎵 )
How Love Songs Conned Me
The pop anthems that shaped my ideas of love, and the long road to unlearning them
medium.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“How Love Songs Conned Me“ - but no more! ( I created a Spotify playlist to accompany this article 🎵 )
Why Can’t I Keep My Big Mouth Shut (And How I’m Learning to). Tell me I'm not alone? 🤔
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Why Can’t I Keep My Big Mouth Shut (And How I’m Learning to)
Surprisingly insightful reflections on my impulse to speak out — not always wise
medium.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Why Can’t I Keep My Big Mouth Shut (And How I’m Learning to). Tell me I'm not alone? 🤔
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I still remember “The Day My Mother Told Me I Was Fat“ - but there's more to this story...
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The Day My Mother Told Me I Was Fat
Mum’s lifelong dieting shaped me — but I finally abandoned perfection!
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September 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I still remember “The Day My Mother Told Me I Was Fat“ - but there's more to this story...
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