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70. I'm going into hibernation · Unbalanced with Cerys Davage

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Hey guys, welcome back to another episode of Unbalanced
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with Me, Kerry Savage. How are we doing?
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I'm back from Gran Canaria and safe to say it's been a bit of a
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shock coming back from lovely sunny Canary Islands to this
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autumnal, cold, rainy UK. So that's been a bit of a shock,
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but something amazing happened whilst I was away.
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I'm engaged. I actually can't believe it.
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I'm still kind of processing everything.
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It's been a few weeks now. It's been almost a month since
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the engagement happened, but it was absolutely amazing.
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The full story is over on my YouTube channel if you want to
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know the whole story time, Maybe I'll talk about it in another
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episode with Tristan himself. But I didn't want to take over a
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whole vlog and a whole podcast episode just talking about my
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engagement because first of all, the story isn't that long.
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And second of all, I didn't want to be really insufferable with
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just talking about my engagement the whole time.
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And truth be told, we haven't started any wedding planning
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yet, so I guess that would be the natural first step.
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And we're just kind of basking in this engagement bubble for a
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while. There's a lot going on in our
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home at the moment. If you're unsure what's going
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on, feel free to check out my vlog if you haven't already on
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YouTube. It's been a while since I've
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done a vlog. I think it was back in July when
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I went to Florida. So it's just been a nice time to
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get back into the swing of vlogging again.
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And I talked about the engagement and the whole story
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and how it happened over there. So if you want to know the
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story, feel free to check it out.
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It's on YouTube. The video is already up, so go
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check it out. But for today's episode, I just
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wanted to be real and honest because I know a lot of you guys
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are struggling as well. I'm struggling a lot more than I
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thought I would this time of year.
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To be honest, I can't quite put my finger on it, but I have
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noticed a lot of different things that may be contributing
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towards it. Obviously the fact that I'm
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engaged now and I will be holding my hand up to show off
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the ring every time I do this, every time I say I'm engaged,
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that will obviously help the process and help this changing
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season. This winter is going to be a lot
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happier than most winters because I am engaged now.
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But it it doesn't take away from this massive change that we've
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had. And I think especially since
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we've had such a good summer weather wise, this year, this
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winter is going to be even more difficult to get our heads
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round. So I always call this
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hibernation season. This is the season where all
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animals go to hibernate. And I think I've mentioned on a
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podcast about this time last year that I think we as people
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should be hibernating as well so that we can come out the other
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end ready to embrace the outside world again.
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And I'm not saying like don't leave the house at all.
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Obviously it's really important to leave the house now more than
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ever to make sure we do get some fresh air, to make sure we do
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get some sun, if there is any. But I think this is the season
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where we can take it slow, we can look after ourselves and not
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feel guilty for doing nothing. I think in the summer it's
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really easy to feel guilty for having a bad day when it's
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lovely outside, but it's a lot easier this time of year to just
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not want to do anything if, especially if it's miserable
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outside. Something I've really struggled
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with this year is the wind. We had one day in Wales where
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the wind warnings were like yellow warnings, which meant it
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was quite strong winds. And I went outside for a walk in
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town and the wind was so strong. I thought like I've, you know,
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I'm fine with the wind, like it's just a bit of wind, right?
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It's fine. But this wind was so strong that
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I was so terrified of walking outside because the wind could
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have easily knocked me over. I was seeing so many people kind
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of waddle about struggling to hold themselves up with the
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wind. So if other people were
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struggling, you can imagine what I was like.
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I was literally hugging lampposts every time I felt a
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massive gust of wind that was like blowing from every
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direction. So it's not like I could adjust
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myself to lean against it or whatever.
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The wind was just coming from everywhere and I had to hug
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several lampposts and buildings and anything that I could kind
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of just use for stability and I had to just wait there and it
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was a proper struggle to get back to the office.
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I was mid crossing the street right outside my office, walking
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back. There was so much wind that I
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froze in my tracks in the middle of the road and some woman
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noticed that I was struggling and came over, linked my arm and
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help me cross the street and help me back to the office.
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And that's kind of when I knew, OK, I really need something, I
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need something to help me. A wheelchair would have been
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perfect, but at the time my wheelchairs were being sent off
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to get an electric adaptation, which I now have back and I'm
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very, very excited to use it. We will get on to that in a bit.
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But I think I just noticed that this wind can't easily defeat me
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and I can actually get knocked over and obviously my hips are
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very weak, so I will be able to fall very quickly.
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You know, if someone shoves into me or something, I can just be
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down like that. So I have been extra careful,
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especially now knowing that I can't get up independently.
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So if I were to fall, not only would I bruise myself, hurt
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myself, potentially twist my ankle again or like break a bone
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or something, if it was really serious I would need someone
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else to help me, help lift me back up.
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And I just would rather not be hugged by a stranger lifting me
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back up and me having to quickly explain how my disability works
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to some random people on the street.
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So I looked into Cool Crutches, which if you don't know who Cool
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Crutches are, I really recommend that you look into them.
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Amelia, the founder of Cool Crutches, has been on this
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podcast and shared her story. It's absolutely an incredible
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episode. I really recommend that you
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listen to it. But yeah, this wind had really
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changed my view on what I needed and after speaking to a lot of
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other people with my condition or other disabled people, I
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thought, you know what, they find that walking sticks really
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help them. I'm going to give it a go.
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So I gave it a go with my physio for a while and my physio just
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gave me a crutch to try out, but like a medical 1.
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So not one for me to keep or not one that I would want to keep
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because it's like those grey cliquey NHS ones.
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So I used that for a bit and I actually went up to Manchester
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to see my sisters. I used The Walking stick.
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Then it was a pretty windy day and it really helped me navigate
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things that I really struggled by myself, like slight gradients
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in the road or getting up onto a curb or getting up steps or just
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any little thing or even if I was just stood around.
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I think we were stood for a while and at the theatre waiting
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for the doors to open and there were no seats available.
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So I kind of leaned on my walking stick a bit and then I
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guess I just got used to using it.
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But I found it really helpful. So I've made a purchase from
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Cool Crutches. I was really stuck between
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colours for a while, but I went with black because I wear black
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every day and it will go with every outfit.
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But I thought it was also classic, you know, like I didn't
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want like a bright one. Just in case you need to
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accessorise your mobility. It's right.
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You need to make them suit your style.
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So I will be debuting it on my social media.
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So don't forget to check out and Balance podcast on Instagram and
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Kerry Savage on TikTok because I'm definitely going to be
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trialling them out, showing them off on my social media and
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trying to figure it out. I'm gonna be taking it out with
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me more during this kind of time of year when it's colder and
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when the grounds are a bit more slippery because obviously it
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rains a lot more. So it'll just be there for a bit
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more stability and just to help me kind of pull myself up these
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little curbs and give me some stability against the winds.
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I guess that really windy day has kind of traumatised me a bit
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because now every time I feel even a slight gust of wind or a
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breeze, I'm like, am I going to fall?
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Like what's going on? Is the wind going to get worse?
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And the reality is like 99% of the time I'll be fine in the
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wind because it's like, if it's just a normal gust of wind, it's
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fine. But I think that's kind of
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changed my mentality and I've realised how weak I can be.
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So having this stick will probably help me mentally as
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well, just to kind of know that I do have something there to
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help me. I think that will give me a bit
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of a boost mentally as well and not think like, oh, it's just me
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by myself, I'm going to struggle.
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I have something with me this time.
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But like I said, I also have a wheelchair, which I'm very
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excited to use it. So obviously you guys know I had
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a manual wheelchair. It's the same wheelchair, the
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same old manual wheelchair, but I had it sent off to get an
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electric add on. So it's different wheels and
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it's all connected to a battery pack that's like at the back of
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the wheelchair and a joystick that I'll be using with my right
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hand. So it's kind of an extension of
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the armrests that I have and yeah, it's so handy and I've
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only trialled it really briefly in the house because I don't
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need wheelchairs day-to-day yet because my work is completely
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accessible. I try and still walk as much as
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I can when I can. So my wheelchair will still be
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more for those long days out. You know, I'm going to London
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for a very exciting event at the end of the month and I'm going
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with my mum who is known for her fast walking pace.
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So when I take my wheelchair with me, I'll be able to just
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zoom on ahead of her and be like, come on, this time you
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have to catch up with me. This event is really exciting.
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By the way, I've been invited by MD UK to the House of Lords
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like, well that's absolutely crazy.
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So I'll tell you all about it when I get back, but I will be
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hopefully vlogging it or documenting it on my social
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media of some kind. So keep an eye out for that at
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the end of the month. So the wheelchair add on that I
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got was called the Decon DECONE drives.
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So if you're looking to upgrade your wheelchair to an electric
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add on, I really recommend this. Obviously the process in getting
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it took months if not years because you need funding for it.
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It's quite expensive, actually very expensive to get these
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electric add-ons and it's a lot of admin and a lot of back and
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forth. And I have to give my mum credit
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for this because she also sorted some for my sisters.
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So we all kind of got them all together.
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So it was a lot of money that we had to try and find from
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different grants. But I have to give a shout out
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to Claudia from AFK Charity, who really helped us organise this
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and to ensure that the process would happen smoothly.
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So I'm so, so grateful for all the people involved and I'm very
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excited to have the electric wheelchair now that it's colder
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outside. And now that I'm going to, I
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know I'm going to struggle a lot more with walking long distances
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and just being cold in general and dealing with the winds, the
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icy and the wet grounds and just all these things that non
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disabled people wouldn't even like think to worry about.
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Like they kind of just take those things for granted.
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But any slight change really does affect someone like me.
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So I'm very glad that I have options now.
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I've got my electric wheelchair, which I'm again, very excited
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for people not to have to push me around.
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They can just, I think they would want a go, to be honest.
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I think they'd want to take turns trying out this wheelchair
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because it's so much fun, but also the stick as well for days
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where I still want to be on my feet and walk where I can.
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I also noticed something recently and I've been talking
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about this thing that I get in my right leg.
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I don't know, for maybe a year and a half, but it turns out
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that this pain that I get randomly from my leg, I think I
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originally thought it was because of the cold weather and
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my muscle sees up, which is still very true.
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But it turns out the pain is very specifically sciatica.
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And I don't think I'd heard of this before.
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Someone pointed it out because I think I ranted about it on
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Instagram one day and was really fed up of this pain that I got.
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And I noticed that it tends to happen if I'm sat down for a
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long time and then if I want to go and go for a walk, then the
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pain would kick in. And apparently that's quite
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normal. And the amount of messages I got
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that day from people saying I get sciatica too, it's the
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worst, or sending me their symptoms and saying that it's
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almost exactly the same. I feel that it comes from my
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hips, which is quite a common symptom.
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I think that's kind of where it originates around the hips or
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the lower back. So it all makes so much sense.
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But guys, if you are aware of sciatica, you know the concept
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of how painful it is. And now I feel so seen knowing
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what this is. Honestly, it's so, so painful.
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But I remember I had really bad sciatica a couple of months ago.
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I think it was like August, September.
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And I was like this, this is warm outside.
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This isn't normal. You know, it's not caused by the
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cold weather. But I was determined to keep
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going because I know that exercise is good for our
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muscles, and I didn't want to just sit down the whole day at
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work and not exercise at all, even though I was in so much
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pain. So I took some painkillers and I
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walked a little bit around the office as much as I could to try
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and just keep it moving every now and again, you know, I'd sit
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at my desk and then I'd be like, OK, I'm going to just go for a
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little walk to the kitchen and back or whatever to get a coffee
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and come back. And then on my lunch break, I
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just walked up to the canteen, had my lunch, still in so much
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pain the whole time. I walked back to my desk
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afterwards and during that walk, the pain just disappeared.
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I'm not even kidding. It was like a switch had just
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been flipped and I was fine. And I couldn't believe it.
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Like I got to my desk and I was like, why am I not in pain?
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So I kept walking around for a bit and I came back and I was
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absolutely fine. So after I ranted about that on
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my Instagram, people were like, yeah, like, that's how sciatica
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works. You have to just like, keep
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exercising and it'll go eventually.
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Now I know the explanation behind the pain just randomly
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going like, I genuinely thought a miracle was happening.
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I wasn't sure before from doing all this walking with the
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intense pain I had. Like, I wasn't sure if it was a
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good thing. But now I know that it is like
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to just kind of keep pushing through it little and often kind
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of baby steps and then eventually it'll go away.
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So I'm determined to keep it away now as much as I can.
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If I realise that I've been sat down for long, I'll leap up to
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my feet, you know, to my extent. And I will try and walk as much
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as I can, not overdo it, obviously, like that's just as
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bad, but just try and keep moving, try and keep my body
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active, try and keep the blood pumping and not just be like
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locked into a seated position all day because that's really
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bad for you, whether you're disabled or not.
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So and sciatica isn't just something that people with
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muscular dystrophy get, it's common for everyone.
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So there we go. Every day is a school day, as
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they say. You know, we're going to take a
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short break because I have an exciting announcement.
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Great British Break Off reached out to me to share with you guys
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this exciting opportunity because they're looking for more
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disabled people to apply and more Welsh people.
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So if you're on the fence about applying, this is your sign.
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I've also got a message from Alison Hammond herself to
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convince you guys, so check it out.
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Hi everyone, it's me. Alison.
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Are you enjoying the new Bake Off series?
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Isn't it good? Listen, you might know someone
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who's a really good Baker. In fact, you might be that
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incredible Baker. Why don't you apply for Bake Off
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and you can be on the next series?
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Well, listen, if you fancy your chances, why don't you go to
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apply for Bake Off dot co.uk? Thank you so much to Great
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British Bake Off for choosing and balanced to share this
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exciting opportunity. So don't forget to check out
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their website and their social media to find out more and to
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apply. OK, so you know how I love to
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keep it real. I love to be honest and share
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where I'm at in this process of having a disability and just how
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I'm feeling in general. And you guys are well aware.
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If you're avid listeners of unbalanced you would know that
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the sun really lifts my mood and I genuinely feel like a better
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person when the sun is out and when the evenings are longer and
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when it's just summer basically. But I really struggle this time
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of year. I don't know if it just gets
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worse every year, but as much as I try to stay positive and try
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to romanticise the the small things, I still find this time
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of year really hard. I just, I thrive on the lighter
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evenings because I'm not a morning person.
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I'm definitely an evening person.
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So when it gets dark before I even finish work and I'm able to
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step outside and it's already pitch black, that really affects
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me. And it's just like upsetting
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because I don't want to be cooped up at home all evening
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doing nothing because it's dark outside.
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I still want to be busy and doing different things and I do
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feel that going to the gym really helps me feel productive
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in the evenings, especially when it's dark outside.
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But other than that, I just find being in the house all evening
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when it's really dark a bit like depressing because I'm like,
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well, I don't have any natural light.
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I have to turn all the lights on or let's light some candles.
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I guess that's quite cosy, but I think it is mostly the change in
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weather and temperature that really gets to me.
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Even if I'm wrapped up in loads of layers I still feel cold and
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I'm I think I'm a naturally cold person anyway.
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Like I hate being cold. I'd rather be too warm than too
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cold. But I know a lot of people love
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wrapping up warm, but I hate wearing layers because first of
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all, the layers will restrict you more.
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Like I love wearing stuff that I just feel so comfortable in that
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it doesn't feel restricting in any way.
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But wearing layers will make you more restricted.
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Like if I've got an itch somewhere and I'm wearing loads
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of layers, how on earth am I supposed to reach the itch
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through like a fluffy coat? Do you know what I mean?
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Or like, it might be absolutely freezing.
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Like my face would be freezing, but then my body will be really,
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really warm. Like so warm that I'm sweating
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because of all the layers and I can't take them off otherwise
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I'll freeze. So there's kind of just no in
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between when it's cold. But when it's warm, like, you
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know, oh, I don't know, I guess you can't wear lace when it's
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warm, but like, you know, you've got the fan, you can go outside.
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It's just like so much nicer. And it's usually not too hot in
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the UK anyway when it's the summer.
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So it's just like the perfect temperature.
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One thing I'm really grateful for is my electric blanket when
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I go to bed. I love getting into a warm bed
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again without overheating. I need to remember to actually
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turn it off as well. I did share that.
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I just feel a bit mentally off at the moment I guess.
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I have had a lot of stress lately just with some personal
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things going on but I don't know, I just I really think that
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the lack of daylight that we're getting already is really
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affecting me and I just feel a bit off and tired all the time.
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Like everything is so tiring by the mid afternoon I just want to
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sleep again. But if I nap I'm worried that I
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won't sleep all night. But anyway, I shared this online
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and it's moments like these that I feel really nervous about
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sharing vulnerable things online.
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But then I'm reassured because I'm not the only one.
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And there are so many people that message me saying that they
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feel exactly the same way, saying that they are also
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struggling with this time of year, the changing weather, the
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wind, just feeling really weak overall.
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And also mentally as well, just feeling mentally just a little
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bit different. And something a concept that I
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came across recently was is called the Winter Arc, where
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people try and take this time of year as a way to be productive
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and to prepare themselves for the new year.
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Use this last quarter of 2025 to build some new habits and stay
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on top of the grind and still be healthy and just as productive
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to just kind of end the year well and be ready for 2026.
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But to be honest, I think it's OK to just chill a little bit.
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I think there's a lot of pressure on us as a society to
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always be productive, to always work on like loads of different
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things, which I naturally do, but I try not to feel the
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pressure from it because it can be really tough.
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We're not going to enjoy keeping busy or being productive if we
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feel the pressure to keep doing that because every day is going
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to be different. There are some days where I just
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don't want to even think about the podcast or work or anything
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else in my life and I just want to switch off.
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But then I feel the pressure to meet deadlines or to keep going.
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And you know, if I put this off now and rest now, I'm going to
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have to just like catch up with it all later.
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So I do struggle with closing all the tabs in my head, and
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there are many. I'm naturally a busy person and
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I think I'm going to take this time to prioritise myself.
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I actually have a habit of not prioritising myself when it
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comes to being busy or filling up my diary.
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I would absolutely say yes to meeting someone for a coffee or
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for a drink after work or for a meeting or for another for a
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call or anything. But I also need time for myself
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and I don't think I'm giving myself enough space to breathe
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right now. I think this season more than
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any other, I'm going to really try and book in time for myself
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if I am so happy and so ready to throw away my time to meet other
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deadlines and to say yes to everything.
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I also need to book in time for myself because otherwise I won't
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have any space left to like breathe and I don't want to have
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a full back-to-back week of, you know, doing something in the
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morning work, doing something in the evening, bed and then
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repeat. And not actually like giving
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myself space to read a book or just sit down on the sofa and
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watch telly or just do nothing. Something that's really helped
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me is clearing my weekends because especially if you're a
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nine to five person or a full time person like me, it's easy
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to be like, OK, let's book something for the weekend,
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something to look forward to. And that was very much me all
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all summer. I was away most weekends and all
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had plans with different people. I think in September I made it a
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point to not make any plans on a single weekend all of September.
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And I can't even begin to tell you how beneficial that was.
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And I I'm determined to keep that going as much as I can.
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Of course, it's nice to go away when we can.
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I'm busy The weekend that this episode is out, I'm going to
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Manchester to see musical with Tristan's family and I'm so
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excited. But I'm only excited for that
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because I've had chill weekends at home before.
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Then I've been able to focus on my home, cleaning my home,
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restocking the fridge, making big batches of meals, and just
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spending time at home and relaxing without being
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everywhere or meeting lots of different people or trying to do
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as much as I can as much as I do during the week on the weekends
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as well. If I were busy every single
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weekend, I would be dreading the following weekend because I
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would be busy all week with work, have a busy weekend, and
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then have to go straight back into another busy week of work.
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And I can't keep going for that long.
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Like we need to rest. So I really recommend doing
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this. Just like blocking out a whole
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weekend saying no to plans which I find really difficult.
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Not only as a people pleaser but an extrovert who loves to be
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busy and meet up with people. Setting boundaries has been
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really difficult for me, but so beneficial.
25:25
So if you feel like you need to set boundaries, this is your
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sign. And I'm not saying like push
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people away. Don't like meet up with anyone.
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Just if it doesn't feel right for you or if you're too
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overwhelmed or too tired, like you don't want to meet up with a
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friend that you haven't seen in a long time with like no battery
25:43
left in you. You know, you want to be able to
25:45
give them the time that they deserve and give them the energy
25:48
that they deserve another time. So setting boundaries has been
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really good for me. Just saying, you know what I
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actually can't do this weekend because, and you don't even need
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a reason, but I'm trying to prioritise myself.
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I think that's a good enough reason that people shouldn't
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question. And I know it sounds really
26:05
cheesy to be like prioritise yourself, like say no to
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everything. That's not what I mean.
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I just mean, if you don't give yourself enough time to breathe
26:15
or enough grace to get through life, you're not going to be
26:18
able to give that energy to anyone else either.
26:22
The more you put off looking after yourself or giving
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yourself time to rest, the more it'll build up and you it'll end
26:28
up catching up with you and you'll crash at some point.
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And we don't want that. We don't, we don't.
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It's easy to feel guilty all year round for not doing
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anything, but this is the time where you actually can do it and
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try not to feel guilty for it because everyone else wants to
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have chill days too. Everyone else wants to just cosy
26:48
up at home and you're dressing gown, light a candle and watch a
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movie that you love. You know, this is the time of
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year to do that and just to try and stay as warm as we can as
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well. I know a lot of people hate
27:02
being too hot and they thrive on this time of year and the leaves
27:06
falling and the change in season and the fresh, crisp, cold
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mornings. That sounds beautiful.
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It's not really a reality for me, but if it is for you, I'm so
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happy for you. Go enjoy this season.
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But if you're struggling this season as well, I just want you
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to know that you're not alone. I'm right there with you and we
27:26
will get through this together. We'll keep trying to romanticise
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the little things. I'm obviously very grateful to
27:34
have a lot of support around me and I hope that you do as well.
27:38
Something that's really helped me is I've been given a lot of
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cards and flowers to celebrate our engagement, which is
27:44
decorating the flat nicely despite all the mess that's
27:47
going on. And some of them you can see
27:50
right here. Actually.
27:51
It's getting really dark now, isn't it?
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That's depressing. It's only just gone.
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Four o'clock. 4:00 PM and it's getting dark.
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So that's my cue to wrap up this episode.
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If you guys enjoyed this episode, don't forget to like it
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As always. Something I'm also getting back
28:21
into this time of year is podcasts because I'm listening
28:26
to podcasts on drives at home when I'm cleaning or cooking or
28:30
just getting ready for bed or something.
28:32
So I think it's podcast season again, if that's the thing.
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So if you haven't yet caught up with my other unbalanced
28:38
episodes, I really recommend that you do that.
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I've had some amazing conversations with brilliant
28:43
people that I really recommend you guys check out their
28:46
stories. And it's not long now until the
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end of the year, but I will be back with you for one more solo
28:53
episode before the end of the year and a couple more
28:55
interviews. I hope to do a lot more vlogs
28:58
and a lot more content on my social media, so don't forget to
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check me out there. Until then, stay cosy and stay
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warm if you can and you're not alone.
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And we will get through this, I promise.
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And I love you all so much. I'll speak to you soon.
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Bye.