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Katie Blackmon. *This review contains spoilers for the Barbie film.* Firstly, let me say up front that I loved the film. It was bright, refreshing, strange, cathartic and a thousand other pink things. I expected to find it extremely funny and I wasn’t disappointed...

Katie Blackmon. May was rather an odd month wasn’t it? I didn’t know whether I was coming or going for most of it. 3 bank holidays meant 4 working day weeks and a lot of confusion. Is it Monday, Tuesday, Sunday? Genuinely no clue. I have spent most of the day...

Katie Blackmon   In 1933, Franklin D Roosevelt famously said during his inaugural address, “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.” The sentiment was no doubt intended to bolster public morale and to encourage a sense of triumph in the face of adversity. It may...

Katie Blackmon I don’t know if any of you like to dabble in the arena of procrastination but I could win medals. Seriously, Olympic style, golden medals. I would sing the national anthem every year from the top of the podium, always getting the words wrong because I...

Katie Blackmon. Now, if you read this blog title and instantly sang, ‘da ba dee, da ba dah’ you would be forgiven, as a recent remix has brought this rather obscure 00’s track back into the public consciousness. I may have had the original song on CD - thanks Eiffel...

Katie Blackmon. There are only two types of people when a flurry of snow hits the U.K. Oh lovely! How beautiful the world looks under its frosty blanket and what a great opportunity to try out my new snow chains/4x4/advanced driving skills. WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE IF...

Katie Blackmon. If you’ve ever woken up before dawn to a toddler’s eyes boring into your own, or woken before the clock reads a bleary 6am, or felt the back breaking reality of a full day’s work on only a few hours’ sleep – then you’ll relate to what I’m about to...

This morning after the school run and waving goodbye to my youngest (he was off to spend the day with my parents) I discovered that, said youngest child, had drawn all over the shelves I had painted and left to dry. To say I was frustrated would be an understatement....

Social Media is full of New: new diets, new exercise regimes, new self-care ideas, new image, new confidence, new career, etc, etc… But what if the old is just as important? Are we missing something? We are so keen to improve, update, remake, change, that we forget to...

THE RECOVERY FOUNDATION® IS LAUNCHING! We are excited to announce our Launch Event taking place on Saturday 26th October. The Venue is St John’s Church in Walmley, (postcode: B76 1QN).  The evening starts from 7:00pm with the presentation commencing at 7:30pm.

The Recovery Foundation offers courses for people who are feeling mentally unwell or who have low hope. We work with organisations to make courses available. Please feel free to peruse our website and find out more.