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I didn’t expect to cry on a museum tour
Funny how emotions can blindside us. A few weeks ago I booked myself on a guided tour of The Coffin Works in Birmingham, the beautifully preserved Newman Brothers’ factory where coffin furniture and burial shrouds were made for over a century. The museum faithfully recreates the world of the people who worked there. My guide demonstrated metal stamping and other rooms were carefully preserved such as the manager's office, the sewing room and the stockroom. Tea and coffee stat
A Carter
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Froggy Lessons
Recently I was asked to create a webinar based on the wisdom of Eating The Frog and Kissing The Frog. It sent me down a rabbit hole of...
A Carter
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How you can support someone having cancer treatment
Cancer diagnosis and treatment is overwhelming for the person diagnosed and those around them. Diagnosis doesn't come with an "Idiot's...
A Carter
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Turbo-charged Wisdom
An unexpected impact of being diagnosed with breast cancer at the not so old age of 47 was that my wisdom got a turbo-charge. I was...
A Carter
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What Nobody Tells You About Confidence After Cancer
5 Powerful Steps to Rebuild Self-Belief After Treatment Everything Is Ok by Antoine Catala, 2017. But Is Everything Ok? Once your cancer...
A Carter
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Grief Isn't Just About Death
Understanding Loss in All Its Forms Some of Life's Losses When we hear the word grief , many of us immediately think of death — the...
A Carter
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Changing Conversations: How to support others when life is tough
When someone we know goes through something tough — bereavement, break-up, ill health, job loss — we can feel awkward about how best to...
A Carter
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Vulnerability is a superpower. It's at the core of resilience.
"Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren't always comfortable, but they're never weakness." Brene...
A Carter
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