Facing up to Trauma
In June 2020, I developed a skin condition on my left cheek. Initially I thought it was hay-fever, the result of vicious London pollen,...
Wishing Only Love.
Marissa McCallam
- Mar 9, 2021
WOC in Wellbeing
'Mixed other'. That magically ambiguous box found on most demographic surveys. If you're very lucky you get an additional line of...
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Marissa McCallam
- Feb 22, 2021
When Positive feels Negative
I tested positive for Covid-19 in January of this year. There was an element of inevitability - my partner worked in a school providing...
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Marissa McCallam
- Jan 12, 2021
No Body to Love
I didn't have a full length mirror in my home for many, many years. My body was split up into what I could fit in the bathroom mirror...
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Marissa McCallam
- Dec 9, 2020
That's not a tickle in your throat, it's an urge to shout.
I took a deep breath, buried my face in the pillow and screamed. What I thought would be a guttural roar came out as the pained cry of a...
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Marissa McCallam
- Oct 8, 2020
Buy Yourself Something Nice.
When was the last time you made an investment?
'This year Marissa? Are you joking? Have you seen the interest rates?'
Not savings accounts
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Marissa McCallam
- Jul 6, 2020
Labelled For Your Convenience
Tan, Copper, Medium, Cafe au lait – who knew a single term could be used to simultaneously make the recipient feel like they were European,
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Marissa McCallam
- Mar 3, 2020
Confessions of a Coach
What comes to mind when you hear the word 'Coach?' Images of shouty public speakers, smug-looking 40 somethings or hypocritical
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Marissa McCallam
- Feb 8, 2020
Centre Myself
I wanted to let you know that we've created a gift
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Marissa McCallam
- Jun 17, 2019
You are such a Know-it-all
Suppression of intuition can be a dangerous thing. It grates on you, steers you onto an unnatural path, one which can cause unhappiness.
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Marissa McCallam
- Jun 9, 2019
The Battle of Biscuit and Banana
At one stage I was an overweight child. Sugary tea and biscuits were used as a comforter from a young age.
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Marissa McCallam
- Jun 3, 2019
Nobody is born buff
I would go through spates of milestones 'getting skinny for...' weddings, birthdays, performances.
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Marissa McCallam
- May 21, 2019
Have a word with yourself, Love
When was the last time you referred to yourself as 'idiot', 'useless', 'no good at....'? How about 'too fat', 'too lazy' or 'too old'?
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Marissa McCallam
- May 15, 2019
Mental Health Struggles Don't Make You Mental
What I urge you to look out for is if you find yourself at the dark end of the scale for too long. Days of sitting in a suffocating fog.
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