ON EXPANSIVENESS

The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe
10.12.2020.
Fellow pseuds tend to conceive expansiveness as the deepening and widening of debate or philosophical headspace, or at the very least something becoming bigger and better. Since 2020 has primarily consisted of narrowing of news, cerebral constriction (posh for the pandemic...
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HOPE

The Make Me A Guest Blogger Series, with thanks to Sue Horwell, Author and Advocate for Women's Hormonal Health.
09.12.2020.
HOPE can be a wish, a desire, an expectation, a dream. Could there be a better time for us all to have Hope in our hearts. I feel that we could all do with a sign on the wall, that speaks loudly, reminding us all that however choppy these waters are, there is always...
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DISABILITY INCLUSIVITY

The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Penny Le Kelly
02.12.2020.
In this month’s Working Well series, I’m taking a look at disability inclusivity in the workplace. Thursday 3 December is International Day of Persons With Disabilities (IDPWD), with this year’s theme “Not all disabilities are...
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IS CHRISTMAS REALLY CANCELLED?

The Relationship with Self Series from Make Me A Plan's Wellbeing Expert, Tamsin Cain
01.12.2020.
No one can deny that 2020 has been a tough year. We’ve had national lockdowns, restrictions on who we can see and how we can spend our time, events have been cancelled and I’m fairly sure that we’ve all felt afraid at some point  - but does that mean...
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ON POLITICS

The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe
26.11.2020.
28th November marks the 101st anniversary of Nancy Astor being the first woman to take a seat in Parliament and with Gender Pay Gap Day also having waved its unwelcome reminder on 20th November that the females of the species are still less well compensated for their work...
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HELLO AND HOW ARE YOU TODAY?

The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Penny Le Kelly
18.11.2020.
  World Hello Day – have you heard of it? Well if you haven’t then you’re about to be put in the know…    Saturday 21 November 2020 is the 48th annual World Hello Day – the day was originally set up to show how people,...
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HELLO OPPORTUNITY

The Relationship with Self Series from Make Me A Plan's Wellbeing Expert, Tamsin Cain
17.11.2020.
Opening up to opportunity encourages us to face change. Change forces us out of our comfort zone. When our lives are regular and comfortable it is only natural to try and avoid anything that changes this but unless we ty to jump into something that shakes things up we never...
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ON MINDING THE GAP

The Philosopher-in-Residence Blog Series from Make Me A Plan's Principal Planner, Anna Pascoe
12.11.2020.
We philosophers are inclined to consider and categorise our worldviews. As Make Me A Plan's Philosopher-In-Residence, I am similarly predisposed to this tendency and like nothing more than considering an abundance of perspectives and options in order to try and...
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LOVE YOUR LOAF - HOW BAKING BREAD CAN BOOST YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

The Make Me A Guest Blogger Series, with thanks to Hannah Bironzo ‘The Gypsy Baker’
10.11.2020.
Put your hand up if any of you rushed out to buy baking ingredients in the first few months of the pandemic. The initial months of the crisis prompted a keen interest in baking and particularly the crafting of bread. Flour and dried yeast became scarce. Sourdough went...
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MANAGING STRESS AT WORK

The Working Well Series from Make Me A Plan Productivity Expert, Penny Le Kelly
04.11.2020.
It doesn’t matter who you are or what your job is, we can all experience stress in the workplace. Whether it’s the pressure that you put on yourself to achieve a standard, or whether people around you expect you to drop everything to carry out what they see as...
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