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Precious, precious time and how to navigate energy sapping humans
“No person would give up even an inch of their estate, and the slightest dispute with a neighbour can mean hell to pay, yet we easily let...

Fool's Yard Team
Dec 19, 20239 min read
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Why aren’t we talking about the impact of elitism at work on working class women's health?
For decades, women have been trying to break through the patriarchal barriers in the workplace. Although “progress” has been made, in...

Fool's Yard Team
Nov 21, 20237 min read
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Is menopausal insomnia actually the witching hour of old?
I’m eating chocolates that Helen bought me for my birthday and drinking caffeinated tea at 2 am because I’m now fifty and I give myself...

Fool's Yard Team
Sep 23, 20237 min read
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Sexual assault is not our mess to clean up. And the Russell Brand allegations are just a reminder.
So many things are depressing about the Russell Brand allegations. The behaviour of powerful men towards women in the workplace and every...

Fool's Yard Team
Sep 18, 20235 min read
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If you're a middle aged woman, caring less can only lead to good things.
Being a gen x woman in 2023 often feels like you are being forced to shed every single piece of skin or amour that you’ve built up over...

Fool's Yard Team
Sep 11, 20238 min read
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