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August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 0 Comments

Here’s what I think of you, Dorothy!Here’s what I think of you, Dorothy!

My thoughts on the HS2 tunnel…. Dorothy, the massive tunnel boring machine built specifically for HS2  has tunnelled a mile {...}

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November 6, 2020November 6, 2020 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 0 Comments

National Stress Awareness Day: Respond, don’t ReactNational Stress Awareness Day: Respond, don’t React

Stress! We all experience it and, actually, we all need stress in our lives, it’s the degree of stress that’s {...}

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September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 2 Comments

SURVIVORS – The other side of suicideSURVIVORS – The other side of suicide

If I say the word ‘suicide’, where do your thoughts instantly go? The person who died or the people who {...}

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February 23, 2020February 23, 2020 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 3 Comments

Fussy Eater? It’s Not Your Child’s Choice, it’s Yours!Fussy Eater? It’s Not Your Child’s Choice, it’s Yours!

This has been bothering me for a long time and a TV programme last week has launched me into action. {...}

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February 16, 2020February 16, 2020 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 0 Comments

Caroline Flack-Why ‘ASK TWICE’ is so powerfulCaroline Flack-Why ‘ASK TWICE’ is so powerful

Yet another celebrity succumbs to hopelessness and takes their own life, such an immense tragedy and waste of a beautiful {...}

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January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 0 Comments

Autism: Superpower or Curse?Autism: Superpower or Curse?

Ha, good question, and one I was asked very recently. As with everything, the answer to this is multi-faceted and {...}

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September 19, 2019September 19, 2019 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 2 Comments

Autism and Suicide: Autistic people are 9 times more likely to die by SuicideAutism and Suicide: Autistic people are 9 times more likely to die by Suicide

The article I wrote a few days ago about my husband’s suicide must have struck a chord with a lot {...}

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September 15, 2019September 15, 2019 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 6 Comments

“My Husband’s Suicide; 12 years have passed but the pain lives on”“My Husband’s Suicide; 12 years have passed but the pain lives on”

12 years ago today, Paul, my husband, and father to my 7 children took his own life. 12 years seems {...}

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September 7, 2019September 7, 2019 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 4 Comments

Brexit a disaster? There are FAR WORSE things occurring at ‘The Mad Shanks Residence’!Brexit a disaster? There are FAR WORSE things occurring at ‘The Mad Shanks Residence’!

So, it does seem as though the entire country has gone mad! Parliament is in total disarray, we seem to {...}

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August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 Vikie ShanksVikie Shanks 0 Comments

5 reasons why you should pay for a good mental health speaker at your event5 reasons why you should pay for a good mental health speaker at your event

Where do I start? Investing in the services of a good speaker at an event is always great value for {...}

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