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Talking About Loneliness - Podcast Episode
Have you experienced loneliness before?
If you answered yes, then you're not alone! Almost half of young people in the UK experience loneliness. In our latest episode of The Mix Six Podcast, we're joined by Lara Rodwell, founder of The Lonely Club, who shares with us her personal journey through loneliness.
So if you're interested in hearing where the roots of loneliness may stem from, how to manage it, and what positives can actually come from it, then check out our latest episode by clicking here.
And if you feel comfy, share down below your tips for dealing with loneliness, as well as your thoughts after listening to the episode!
If you answered yes, then you're not alone! Almost half of young people in the UK experience loneliness. In our latest episode of The Mix Six Podcast, we're joined by Lara Rodwell, founder of The Lonely Club, who shares with us her personal journey through loneliness.
So if you're interested in hearing where the roots of loneliness may stem from, how to manage it, and what positives can actually come from it, then check out our latest episode by clicking here.
And if you feel comfy, share down below your tips for dealing with loneliness, as well as your thoughts after listening to the episode!
Katie
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Re: Introducing Good News Friday!
Morning all. Hope you are having a lovely end to the week. This week's good news story the impressive work of this young person with the help of AI. Amazing stuff!
https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/post/student-creates-ethical-ai-to-restore-damaged-artworks
https://www.onlygoodnewsdaily.com/post/student-creates-ethical-ai-to-restore-damaged-artworks
Owen
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Are Our Phones Making Us More or Less Connected?
I feel curious about starting more 'debates'!
We live in a time where we can reach anyone, anywhere, at any moment all through our phones. But I'm wondering - are our phones making us feel more connected or further apart?
What's your hot-take?
Lets debate below!
Sian321
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Re: sleep study
well that was interesting. i made some louder snores and i even snored before i woke up.
Re: I failed in life
@Blue_lily @Azziman most of my art and writing is me taking inspiration from my negative experiences and turning them into digital art or stories. It’s almost therapeutic, even if the themes aren’t happy.
Besides therapeutic art, I also got back into creating small paintings to hang in my room.
Besides therapeutic art, I also got back into creating small paintings to hang in my room.
Re: Alcohol Awareness Week
I don’t intend to drink ever. It’s bad for your health and I feel like I’d get addicted and it’d spiral out of control. I don’t want to risk it. It helps that my parents don’t drink and I’ve never seen people drinking or been in that kind of environment. I’m also too socially anxious etc to go to the social events where people would drink. And there’s no way I’m drinking on my meds because I can’t deal with messing that up. I don’t really feel like I’m missing out to be honest
Re: Alcohol Awareness Week
Drinking alcohol is bad, it makes ppl depressed, n worse if they r already. Buried memories n thoughts come to the top its not a solution
Re: Books
also loving this thread. i'm a complete romance/rom-com girl when it comes to the books i read - although will occasionally venture out to other genres too.
i also loved betting on you by lynn painter and the do-over is on my 'to-read' list for sure. I also loved better than the movies by her too (and the second book in that series)
as for other books i've loved 'Picking Daisies on Sundays by Liana Cincotti' and 'When in Rome by Sarah Adams
but i love love love seeing whatever everyone else is reading and adding to my never-ending TBR 😂
i also loved betting on you by lynn painter and the do-over is on my 'to-read' list for sure. I also loved better than the movies by her too (and the second book in that series)
as for other books i've loved 'Picking Daisies on Sundays by Liana Cincotti' and 'When in Rome by Sarah Adams
but i love love love seeing whatever everyone else is reading and adding to my never-ending TBR 😂
Re: Anybody want to vent or chat about anything?
toffuna101 wrote: »any star wars fans? i got an anakin skywalker and an ashoka tano figure in an age uk charity shop,
That's so cool that you got anakin and ashoka in a local charity shop. I always find you can get some pretty great things from charity/thrift shops like the beanie babies I collect which are mostly from the early 90s and tend to be the rarer ones.
Amy22
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Re: Introducing Good News Friday!
Hey everyone, this week's positive news story can be found here: https://elflaw.org/news/historic-decision-sees-river-ouse-set-to-become-first-in-england-with-legal-rights/
Lewes District Council (that’s a local town in Sussex) has made a huge step forward by officially agreeing to a new Charter of Rights for the River Ouse! This means the river now has special legal protections to help it stay clean, flow freely, and support the animals and plants that live in and around it.
This is the first time ever in England that a river has been given rights like this. It follows global examples where rivers in places like New Zealand, Colombia, and Ecuador have been protected the same way.
Lots of local people and organisations worked together along with legal experts to make this happen. They want to make sure that when decisions are made about the river, they think about the river itself too.
This move sends an inspiring message: rivers aren’t just things we use, but they're also they’re living parts of our planet that deserve respect and protection! Hopefully, this sparks more action across England to protect more rivers in the same way.
What do you think about this? Do you view rivers / trees / mountains etc as living things?
Lewes District Council (that’s a local town in Sussex) has made a huge step forward by officially agreeing to a new Charter of Rights for the River Ouse! This means the river now has special legal protections to help it stay clean, flow freely, and support the animals and plants that live in and around it.
This is the first time ever in England that a river has been given rights like this. It follows global examples where rivers in places like New Zealand, Colombia, and Ecuador have been protected the same way.
Lots of local people and organisations worked together along with legal experts to make this happen. They want to make sure that when decisions are made about the river, they think about the river itself too.
This move sends an inspiring message: rivers aren’t just things we use, but they're also they’re living parts of our planet that deserve respect and protection! Hopefully, this sparks more action across England to protect more rivers in the same way.
What do you think about this? Do you view rivers / trees / mountains etc as living things?
Sian321
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