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Jun 9, 20231 min read
Friday Writing Prompt: Expectations
Read this on galpod.com. Today I invite you to write about expectations. Set a timer for five minutes and write everything that comes up:...


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Jun 6, 20232 min read
On Returning to a Routine
Read this on galpod.com. During half term, we went to Italy to hike the trails near Madonna Di Campiglio and see some family by Garda...


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May 12, 20231 min read
Friday Prompt: Audience
Read this on galpod.com. Today, and based on a recent discussion we’ve had in the writers’ group, I invite you to think about your...


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May 5, 20231 min read
Friday Writing Prompt: Joy
Read this on galpod.com. I’ve been trying to connect this week to the side of me that is happy to be alive. It has to do with my...


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Mar 31, 20231 min read
Friday Prompt: Conflict
Read this on galpod.com. Conflict is essential in stories, or so we are taught. So, today, I invite you to think about conflict. What...


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Mar 24, 20231 min read
Friday Prompt: Learning
Read this on galpod.com. Today, I invite you to think about learning. What does learning mean to you? How do you learn best? Why? When...


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Mar 17, 20231 min read
Friday Prompt: Purpose
Read this on galpod.com. We use stories to help us make sense of the world. Making sense of the world often means finding meaning or...


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Mar 10, 20231 min read
Friday Prompt: Resistance
Read this on galpod.com. In psychology, resistance is a defence mechanism against things the ego perceives as threatening. In the context...


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Mar 3, 20231 min read
Friday Prompt: Awe
Read this on galpod.com. I listened to the new episode of Hidden Brain this week, in which they discussed awe. It’s a fascinating...


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Feb 24, 20231 min read
Friday Prompt: Body
Read this on galpod.com. We spend quite a lot of our time ignoring our bodies. Our brain has evolved to ignore things that are habitual....


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Feb 3, 20231 min read
Friday Prompt: Care
Read this on galpod.com. Today I’m thinking about care. Caring for others and for ourselves, and taking care as a general characteristic:...


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Jan 27, 20231 min read
Friday Prompt: Nature
Read this on galpod.com. It’s cold and rainy and miserable here in London, the perfect time to think about nature. I’m going to give a...


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Jan 20, 20231 min read
Friday Prompt: Stories
Read this on galpod.com. Stories connect us. When someone tells me a story, I consider it a gift. We tell stories all the time, to others...


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Jan 13, 20232 min read
Friday Prompt: Long-Term Goals
Read this on galpod.com. I know, I know. But hear me out. We’re not talking New Year Resolutions here because those are hardly ever...


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Dec 9, 20221 min read
Friday Writing Prompt: Year Review
Read this on galpod.com. I know, I know. But hear me out. When we were in Greece in October, my life partner and I took a kayak out to...


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Dec 2, 20221 min read
Friday Prompt: Strengths
Read this on galpod.com. I mentioned earlier this week the idea of working with our strengths. I invite you today to reflect on your...


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Nov 25, 20221 min read
Friday Prompt: Jealousy
Read this on galpod.com. Julia Cameron says that jealousy is a map of where we want to go. It reminds us of what we want to achieve, the...


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Nov 18, 20221 min read
Friday Writing Prompt: Anger
Read this on galpod.com. Anger is tricky. On the one hand, women are not supposed to be angry. We are calm, gentle creatures. On the...


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Nov 4, 20221 min read
Friday Prompt: Mothers
Read this on galpod.com. A lot of what I write is about my motherhood. The first book I wrote (currently titled The Mommy Manual) is...


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Oct 21, 20221 min read
Friday Prompt: Balance
Read this on galpod.com. This week, I’m thinking about balance, and I invite you to join me today. What does balance mean to you? What...
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