You Can't Have Everything: Decluttering for Mental Health and Wellbeing No one is too far away to be cared for or to care. Inspiring those who support a friend living with mental illness.

You Can't Have Everything: Decluttering for Mental Health and Wellbeing

"You can't have everything. Where would you put it?" — Steven Wright

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Which Social Media Platforms Still Love Hashtags, Which Don’t, and What To Do Now | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social https://geni.us/HashtagsOnSocials

Why some platforms are ghosting hashtags, a few are still holding on, and how to navigate it all...

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Pretty in Pink But Thorny as Thistle Is the Texas thistle the prettiest of the weeds masquerading as flower?

Honestly hard to believe the Texas thistle is a weed...when it's in bloom! Like so many #wildflowers cloaking their true nature in beauty...I couldn't resist photographing and painting the thorny thistle
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An Experience from Hell: Pulmonary Embolism, DVTs and Antiphospholipid Syndrome

"All I could do for the first few weeks was to focus on fighting the #pain, 24 hours a day. Distractions such as conversations or books only exhausted me further.": buff.ly/uvgdHdQ

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Life Noticed : The Ordinary - Everyday Gyaan Life Noticed : The Ordinary

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Something in the Air in Pelican Crossing - Corinne Rodrigues My Review of Something in the Air in Pelican Crossing

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𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙈𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨 𝘿𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙢: 5 𝙇𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 "𝙏𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙨 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙤𝙤𝙥" 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝘼𝙣𝙮 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧: Why every creator should watch this quiet science fiction masterpiece | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social via Substack

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A Page From a Sick Girl's Diary: Sometimes I Wish I was an Old Person Recently I turned 30 and I was glad, but not for the regular reasons. Here's a page from a sick girl's diary — living with chronic illnesses.

“I do not hv the energy to explain my circumstances..Neither do I have the #emotional stamina to deal with any #ignorant accusations. I am drained & exhausted, & ironically, standing on my feet in #pain [on #PublicTransport ] seems to be the easier option.": buff.ly/V3KbevK

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Bearing Witness With Memoir and Life Writing “Bearing Witness requires honesty, even when it is uncomfortable.” Photojournalist Juan Arredondo wrote this in an article in the Los Angeles Times, March 11, 2026, about the sometimes deadly risks…

You can save history
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Fun Things To Do While Recovering From Surgery — Read the post! a chronic voice .com

"There are many fun things to do while #recovering from #KneeSurgery in bed that are #ArtsAndCraft related. They range from easy to complex, and levelling up is always a good feeling.": buff.ly/aHcSRgr

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An Excerpt From the Novel "Bipolar Dreamer" by Charity Megan Riley No one is too far away to be cared for or to care. Inspiring those who support a friend living with mental illness.

#MondayBlogs An Excerpt From the Novel "Bipolar Dreamer" by Charity Megan Riley

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Open Book Blog Hop – 16th March Welcome to another blog hop. Today’s topic is: When you are writing scenes with more than two characters, how do you help the readers keep track of who is speaking? This calls for some traini…

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Is First Person Really More Intimate? Many people are quick to spout the misconception that first person is more intimate. They forget that it's actually the depth of perception that makes it such.

The number of times I hear someone insisting that first-person narratives are more intimate is alarming. BUT are they really more intimate? Or is it that they lend themselves to deeper perspectives? #MondayBlogs #WriteSky #WritingCommunity

"Last night I dreamt of you, after all these years, and you were lying in my arms... and it was like something out of a romance novel only better because, at last, you were mine."

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Life, Noticed : Of Eulogies - Everyday Gyaan Life, Noticed : Of Eulogies

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In Fragments and Meaning What are dreams made of Fluffy pieces of cloud refusing to drift away, making me feel light, sometimes they are what my dreams are made of.

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Poetry Forms Challenge 2026: “Quadrille” | Holly Jahangiri Longer than a fortune cookie, shorter than an epic poem - try your hand at the Quadrille poetry form.

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Fiction Monday – 292 Welcome to the two hundred and ninety second edition of Fiction Monday. “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.

Fiction Monday – 292

Welcome to the two hundred and ninety second edition of Fiction Monday. “I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” —Martin Luther King, Jr.

Don't Forget What Time to Talk Day Is All About No one is too far away to be cared for or to care. Inspiring those who support a friend living with mental illness.

TW: Mention of suicidality and self-harm

Last week social media channels were full of reminders to talk about mental health. Ours included. But our final "don't forget" is the most important of all. Don’t forget that EVERY day is #TimeToTalkDay

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Fiction Monday – 290 Welcome to the two hundred and ninetieth edition of Fiction Monday. “When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.” —William Arthur Ward

“When we seek to discover the best in others, we somehow bring out the best in ourselves.” —William Arthur Ward

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The Importance of Endings When we gather to remember someone we love, words spoken in the present also become our bridge to the past, our way of holding onto memories that might otherwise slip away. Eulogies are those heartfel...

This week's blog is about endings. I guess all eulogies are, but this is why the end of a eulogy is SO important! Enjoy!
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Dealing with Pain, One Second at a Time There are days when the pain flares are so terrible that I want to die. Here's how dealing with pain on these days look like for me.

"It had been a long night in the #IntensiveCare unit after my #HeartSurgery ..My eyes drifted towards the clock..—7am..“Oh my.” I thought. “How am I going to deal with the #pain? It will get better with time, but how do I even get to 7pm?”": buff.ly/QaJY6jN

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💥🎧 How to Sell and Market Your #Audiobook: Tips for Authors Ready to Be Heard | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social via Substack https://geni.us/MarketAudiobooks

If you've produced an audiobook, you're not done when the last word is recorded. Now your marketing journey begins.

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Rooted In Love In February - Everyday Gyaan Rooted In Love In February

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Choosing To Stay Rooted and Grounded Bytes of Gyaan for January 2026

My January newsletter is out.
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✍️ Nurturing a Writing Life: Finding Sanctuary in Words | @MargaretWhitford.bsky.social vist.ly/4nbua

At fifty, I returned to graduate school to pursue an MFA in writing. Desire to pursue something for the sheer pleasure of it rather than professional ambition led me there.

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Where to Find Royalty-Free Photos You Can Actually Trust | @BadRedheadMedia.bsky.social https://geni.us/RoyaltyFreePhotos

"The best free (and paid) image sites for authors, marketers, and creatives, and what to do if you receive a takedown notice."

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A new season — Version 2.0. Did You Know... A Chronic Voice is 10 years old? Check it out: a chronic voice .com

"I did a mega spring cleaning of all 300+ posts plus pages on the #website ..What this means for u — many posts from the archives have been updated with new (hopefully wiser 😆) #perspectives. So even if you've read a post before, you can read it again 😉": buff.ly/lXDgTJH

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