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The Banality of Petty Evils
March 10, 2024 | Blog
It was an almost ordinary Sunday afternoon in West London, warm for February, enough so that some shops had their doors propped open. Two young men were crouching beside one, shovelling boxed up jars of...
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In gratitude: Sajad Bhat
August 6, 2023 | Blog
When Sajad came to us at Healing Minds Foundation, he was a freshly minted young post-grad, straight out of Kashmir University. He was so quick to learn about the life of the mind when people...
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Last Word BBC Radio 4
September 21, 2022 | Blog
[audio mp3="https://www.justinehardy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Bill-Turnbull-Anne-Sutton-Norah-Vincent-Drummie-Zeb.mp3"][/audio] Justine talks about Norah Vincent's life, work and death on BBC Radio 4's obituary programme 'Last Word'. The piece starts at 12:40 minutes into the programme:
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The Choice of How We Die
September 1, 2022 | Blog
Justine writes about the days spent with an important friends before her 'Voluntary Assisted Death' in Switzerland.https://www.theoldie.co.uk/article/the-final-countdown-justine-hardy The final countdown to death: Justine Hardy September 2022 View The Oldie Magazine The final countdown When Norah...
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Self Parenting
July 15, 2020 | Blog
Self ParentingSometimes it is not so easy to adapt to the easing. New physical and psychological stressors are being kicked up with the constant shifts and changes. Justine looks at some of the most easily...
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Uncertainty
June 7, 2020 | Blog
UncertaintyUncertainty - a word that is everywhere, almost although it is in the air we breathe. But how do we live with it? Justine talks about this difficult balance here.
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A fundamental building block for ease and mindfulness
April 18, 2020 | Blog
A fundamental building block for ease and mindfulnessWe are all being encouraged to use some sort of mindfulness or meditative practice to use during these lockdown days. Some of us don't know where to start...
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The Stages of Adapting to Lockdown
April 10, 2020 | Blog
The Stages of Adapting to LockdownAt this point in the lockdown Justine looks at the various stages of how we adjust, and how to support these adaptations—it is particularly for those with pre-existing mental well-being...
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Easing our fight, flight or freeze response in unprecedented times
March 20, 2020 | Blog
Easing our fight, flight or freeze response in unprecedented timesJustine has recorded a new video blog about finding ease with our fight, flight or freeze responses in this extreme situation. ...
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Facing the Fears around Covid-19
March 18, 2020 | Blog
Facing the Fears around Covid-19In the face of the fears and uncertainty about Covid-19 and self-isolation Justine talks about these in a short video blog. [video width="1080" height="720" mp4="/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Facing-This-Fear.mp4"][/video]
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The Fear of Everything
January 16, 2019 | Blog
The Fear of EverythingThis is about those times when everything has become frightening—those day, weeks or months when the darkness of our internal story has become a form of paralysis. Everything has ground to a...
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What Matters?
June 2, 2018 | Blog
What Matters?The answers have a way of mirroring our relationship with life. It is a short question, 'What matters to you?'. When it is asked within the context of a therapeutic relationship it is really...
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