Curiously Trisha
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Just Wondering 🤔 I have a quirky monthly email full of 'wonderings' - subscribe for free. https://share.google/jkol9ygumvVCbqova
Once upon a time, nobody spoke about the thing with 4 big letters ADHD...that was the time I grew up in 🤔
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ADHD — Imagine If I Had It
I grew up in a time when you were either normal or weird!
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November 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Once upon a time, nobody spoke about the thing with 4 big letters ADHD...that was the time I grew up in 🤔
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Inspired by recent political speech - but not political!
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Earning Lots Makes You Special
Paying more tax doesn’t make you more valuable — does it?
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November 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Inspired by recent political speech - but not political!
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Arty-farty - how this descriptor got hijacked by pesky politicians!
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Arty Farty — Is This Me?
Wondering what this oft-used, catch-all phrase actually means
trishalewistalk.medium.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Arty-farty - how this descriptor got hijacked by pesky politicians!
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I am officially a party pooper. All I see is non-recyclable planet-destroying plastic and food waste. And we've still got Christmas to come 😱
November 1, 2025 at 9:54 AM
I am officially a party pooper. All I see is non-recyclable planet-destroying plastic and food waste. And we've still got Christmas to come 😱
I can't be the only one who has experienced a weird fear of being praised for doing something well!
I have a theory...
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I have a theory...
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Why Did I Dread A Compliment?
Maybe my reaction to kind words was fueled by an odd fear
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October 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I can't be the only one who has experienced a weird fear of being praised for doing something well!
I have a theory...
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I have a theory...
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Can't believe how I embued a whole different meaning to a Wishbone Ash track - when I was a love-drama-queen of 16!
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Everybody Needs A Friend: A 1970s Song Revisited in My 60s
A life-changing emergency, a song, and the power of friendship
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October 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Can't believe how I embued a whole different meaning to a Wishbone Ash track - when I was a love-drama-queen of 16!
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Just thinking. If someone feared being exposed by a compromising video, would they create lots of AI videos of themselves to pave the way for dismissing the ACTUAL embarrassing video as a clever ai creation?
October 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just thinking. If someone feared being exposed by a compromising video, would they create lots of AI videos of themselves to pave the way for dismissing the ACTUAL embarrassing video as a clever ai creation?
I was doing a thought experiment. What teenage experiences would I have been robbed of, if Covid had struck in 1973?
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When Sixteen Was Still Mine
What I would have lost if COVID had come in 1973
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October 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I was doing a thought experiment. What teenage experiences would I have been robbed of, if Covid had struck in 1973?
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I have seen the splitting seams of our NHS hospitals this week... but I've also seen the nurses. In awe.
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A Love Note To the Nurses
A scary hospital admission put nurses up close and personal
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October 18, 2025 at 9:13 AM
I have seen the splitting seams of our NHS hospitals this week... but I've also seen the nurses. In awe.
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How I discovered the 'power of the pause' - it started with Harold Pinter!
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I Couldn’t Hear My Voice — Bliss!
I discovered the power of being silent, and it didn’t come naturally
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October 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
How I discovered the 'power of the pause' - it started with Harold Pinter!
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"What happens in your mind doesn't correlate, sometimes, with what you've got on the surface."
Alice Hendy - R;pple
(Raw and real conversation on suicide on LBC - with Matthew Wright 11.10.25)
Alice Hendy - R;pple
(Raw and real conversation on suicide on LBC - with Matthew Wright 11.10.25)
October 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"What happens in your mind doesn't correlate, sometimes, with what you've got on the surface."
Alice Hendy - R;pple
(Raw and real conversation on suicide on LBC - with Matthew Wright 11.10.25)
Alice Hendy - R;pple
(Raw and real conversation on suicide on LBC - with Matthew Wright 11.10.25)
You know when someone tells you (nicely) to 'believe in yourself' - have you ever had a weird reaction?
I have.
I think I figured it out.
Have a read and see if it resonates!
I have.
I think I figured it out.
Have a read and see if it resonates!
Positivity Slogans Are So Annoying!
Why three friendly words — “believe in yourself” — made me unexpectedly cross
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October 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
You know when someone tells you (nicely) to 'believe in yourself' - have you ever had a weird reaction?
I have.
I think I figured it out.
Have a read and see if it resonates!
I have.
I think I figured it out.
Have a read and see if it resonates!
'Life can be a yes or a no. So the sooner you learn to adapt to no, the sooner you’ll have a shot at yes.'
Writers in the making - you'll enjoy this read ⬇️
Writers in the making - you'll enjoy this read ⬇️
‘Stay true to yourself – and fly closer to the sun’: what I’ve learned from 50 years of rejection
As a writer, I have been rejected thousands of times, and it initially led to shock, denial and anger. Then I accepted it. Here’s what you can gain from doing so too
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM
'Life can be a yes or a no. So the sooner you learn to adapt to no, the sooner you’ll have a shot at yes.'
Writers in the making - you'll enjoy this read ⬇️
Writers in the making - you'll enjoy this read ⬇️
Sorted my memory box and found a message within a message from 25 years ago!
My Memory Box And The Hidden Message
A card given to me 25 years ago contained far more than words
medium.com
October 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Sorted my memory box and found a message within a message from 25 years ago!
RIP Jilly 🌼 Your words live on.
"I’ve always said the secret to a happy marriage is creaking bed springs – from laughter, rather than sex."
(NB: Both is an option)
"I’ve always said the secret to a happy marriage is creaking bed springs – from laughter, rather than sex."
(NB: Both is an option)
Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88
The author of 18 ‘bonkbuster’ novels including Riders, Rivals and Bella has died following a fall
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:32 AM
RIP Jilly 🌼 Your words live on.
"I’ve always said the secret to a happy marriage is creaking bed springs – from laughter, rather than sex."
(NB: Both is an option)
"I’ve always said the secret to a happy marriage is creaking bed springs – from laughter, rather than sex."
(NB: Both is an option)
“How Love Songs Conned Me“ - but no more! ( I created a Spotify playlist to accompany this article 🎵 )
How Love Songs Conned Me
The pop anthems that shaped my ideas of love, and the long road to unlearning them
medium.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:06 PM
“How Love Songs Conned Me“ - but no more! ( I created a Spotify playlist to accompany this article 🎵 )
Why Can’t I Keep My Big Mouth Shut (And How I’m Learning to). Tell me I'm not alone? 🤔
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Why Can’t I Keep My Big Mouth Shut (And How I’m Learning to)
Surprisingly insightful reflections on my impulse to speak out — not always wise
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September 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Why Can’t I Keep My Big Mouth Shut (And How I’m Learning to). Tell me I'm not alone? 🤔
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I still remember “The Day My Mother Told Me I Was Fat“ - but there's more to this story...
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The Day My Mother Told Me I Was Fat
Mum’s lifelong dieting shaped me — but I finally abandoned perfection!
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September 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I still remember “The Day My Mother Told Me I Was Fat“ - but there's more to this story...
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Here's a thought provoking little article! The quiet tyranny of a ‘bucket list’
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The quiet tyranny of a ‘bucket list’
I am 68 and lack ambition. Is there something wrong with me?
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September 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Here's a thought provoking little article! The quiet tyranny of a ‘bucket list’
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“Does Impostor Syndrome Peak in Uncertain Times?“ Well - we're certainly in them!
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Does Impostor Syndrome Peak in Uncertain Times?
What is your feeling of unease? Is it the world or is it you?
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September 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“Does Impostor Syndrome Peak in Uncertain Times?“ Well - we're certainly in them!
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As I try to persevere with writing on Medium - I have to write headlines that work! Aaargh! I've come up with 5 guiding principles...so grown-up.
This is 'friend link' - Free to read.
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I Tried using ‘Headline Analyzer’ — I felt queezy
How can I write headlines that work for all involved — you, me and the Medium elves?
medium.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:01 PM
As I try to persevere with writing on Medium - I have to write headlines that work! Aaargh! I've come up with 5 guiding principles...so grown-up.
This is 'friend link' - Free to read.
This is 'friend link' - Free to read.
Daring start to my writing reboot 😱
Free to read link for non-Medium members - medium.com/write-a-cata...
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I Almost Wrote About Sex. Almost.
The line between oversharing and honesty is thinner than you think.
medium.com
September 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Daring start to my writing reboot 😱
Free to read link for non-Medium members - medium.com/write-a-cata...
Free to read link for non-Medium members - medium.com/write-a-cata...
This isn't me - but the insight Hannah Morris shares is totally me!
I like climbing because it is a comfort stretcher where I REALLY feel I'm in control of my inner voices (or self-squashing as I say!)
Good video for non-climbers too:
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I like climbing because it is a comfort stretcher where I REALLY feel I'm in control of my inner voices (or self-squashing as I say!)
Good video for non-climbers too:
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I Spent 60 Days Training To Join The Top 10% Of Climbers
YouTube video by Hannah Morris Bouldering
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June 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This isn't me - but the insight Hannah Morris shares is totally me!
I like climbing because it is a comfort stretcher where I REALLY feel I'm in control of my inner voices (or self-squashing as I say!)
Good video for non-climbers too:
⬇️👍
I like climbing because it is a comfort stretcher where I REALLY feel I'm in control of my inner voices (or self-squashing as I say!)
Good video for non-climbers too:
⬇️👍
So , yes, I can link the Musk Trump farce with my latest podcast episode.
Clears throat.
Being your true unsquashed self in public won't always pay off.
Clears throat.
Being your true unsquashed self in public won't always pay off.
June 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
So , yes, I can link the Musk Trump farce with my latest podcast episode.
Clears throat.
Being your true unsquashed self in public won't always pay off.
Clears throat.
Being your true unsquashed self in public won't always pay off.
What happens when a nervous rock climber gets freaked out but fights the fear with a sneaky mind trick?...
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Flight, Freeze, Fight—Action!
It was scary but my fear of failure pushed me through
medium.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:36 PM
What happens when a nervous rock climber gets freaked out but fights the fear with a sneaky mind trick?...
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