I recently listened to an episode of The Happiness Lab podcast about how our lives are currently filled with noise. This got me thinking about all the noise I encounter day-to-day, and how I never take a few minutes to just appreciate silence. During the Happiness Lab interview, the host and guest discussed how reducing the noise, both visual and audio, that we experience can be so beneficial to us. After hearing these discussions, I decided I would try to incorporate more silence into each day, and to do so mindfully. Usually on my way to class or browsing through the aisles of the grocery shop on my way home, I would have my headphones in and listen to a podcast or audiobook. But, I…
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I needed a minute before sitting down to write about Roe v Wade. I’m not American, but watching the rights of women get rolled back, especially in a place that’s made a significant amount of progress over the last century, is surely upsetting to women around the world. If you haven’t already heard, Politico released a draft majority opinion from the Supreme Court of the United States which was said by Chief Justice Roberts to be an authentic draft which would see Roe v Wade overruled after nearly 50 years. It has been noted by many commentators that this does not criminalise abortion – it merely leaves it up to individual states to decide the law and which women have access to this essential medical…
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