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Within Reach
It began, as many small disturbances in Lower Tissington do, with something left exactly where it shouldn’t be.
Feb 13
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Where This Pattern Leaks
The Secondary Costs of Containment
Feb 11
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Stress Doesn’t Disappear—It Relocates
Understanding Post-Stress Release Reactions
Feb 7
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Nothing Pressed
Nothing Pressed
Feb 7
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The Hidden Cost of Holding It Together
On containment, competence, and delayed cost
Feb 5
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Balance Carried Forward
The Women’s Institute hall smelled of polish.
Feb 4
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Tea, Interrupted
On permission, pause, and attention
Feb 1
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January 2026
When Stress Ends, the Body Speaks
Understanding Post-Stress Release Reactions
Jan 30
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For the Minutes
For the Minutes
Jan 29
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Test Pattern
When I was at college, there was a young guy who raced around Wolverhampton dressed as a cowboy.
Jan 25
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We’ll Call You Back From the Office Phone
A note on a sophisticated scam — and the one rule that shuts it down
Jan 23
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Once in Pink. Once in Yellow.
Once in Pink.
Jan 22
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