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Debbie Innes

Feb 14, 20183 min read

I love you people!

What friends give: A phone call, a smile, an idea. A book. Encouragement, a reality check, advice. A listening ear – they share your...

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Debbie Innes

Jan 17, 20184 min read

Gratitude and sweating the small stuff

I started intentionally expressing gratitude about 18 months ago. I had read quite a bit about coping with stress and increasing...

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Debbie Innes

Nov 6, 20177 min read

My pledge to notice

Almost a year ago now I was at a conference in London. Well, they called it a “forum” and it was about improving student well-being in...

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Debbie Innes

Sep 20, 20176 min read

The loft widow

It is a time of change in our household. While our household is small, it is usually full – full of love, full of laughter and nonsense,...

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Debbie Innes

Aug 1, 20175 min read

The 'year of the jars': How glass jars saved my life

I was recovering. Physically, it had manifested as a cold – and a nasty one at that. The kind of cold when you’re practically glued to...

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Debbie Innes

Jul 7, 20175 min read

When 'Only love today' is the last thing you feel

“Two men killed by ‘only love today’ bracelet. In an ironic turn of events, two men were found severely injured in a town in the west of...

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I am not Joy Browne, but...

my blog about self-compassion:do's, don'ts and everything in between.