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Mar 9

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

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

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 21, 2020

Letting go of the need to know

As someone who, until a few years ago, was typically placid and agreeable, I imagined that I could 'go with the flow'. But, as I...

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That's not a tickle in your throat, it's an urge to shout.

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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'Hi, I'd like a refund on my 2020, please...'

Marissa McCallam

Nov 3, 2020

'Hi, I'd like a refund on my 2020, please...'

You're hoping to return it because it's faulty, not at all what you expected, quite disappointing really. You've looked at it and there...

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Marissa McCallam

Oct 27, 2020

Praise Addicts Anonymous.

My name is Marissa and I am a recovering praise-addict. The thing about addiction is that it can take a while to admit you have a problem.

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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

Sep 29, 2020

Goal, Interrupted.

'The old ways' have been levelled and, for those of you who had a goal, be it 5 years or less, this is ...Very inconvenient.

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Marissa McCallam

Sep 16, 2020

Do you feel guilty for reading this?

Shouldn't you be doing something else? For someone else? How can you be so selfish?

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Marissa McCallam

Sep 2, 2020

Why you're not worth it.

You feeling 'not worth it' seeps out of your pores, it sits around you energetically, it's reflected back in the world around you.

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Marissa McCallam

Aug 1, 2020

What I thought about, I brought about.

I used to think about worst-case scenario all the time. Disaster planning. I believed that if I did, I would be prepared for the outcome

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Marissa McCallam

Jul 10, 2020

Frozen by indecision? Get re-animated.

You have a list of things that you potentially could do, but you can't decide which one to start with.Or a list of stuff that you need to do

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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

May 4, 2020

Stop pretending to be an imposter.

Not good enough, brave enough, smart enough, young enough, enough enough. Enough of that now. Enough.

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Marissa McCallam

Apr 6, 2020

2020 got me like Popeye...

At your weakest point, when you think everything has failed, you have a hidden reserve.

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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

Jul 1, 2019

No need to freak on your birthday week

Another year, another age bracket. Another 365 days added to a beautifully increasing total.

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Marissa McCallam

Jun 24, 2019

How to be a Con (fidence) Artist

What does being confident mean to you?Is it walking into a room full of people you don't know?

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