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Why Mixed Emotions are OK

28th August 2023 News
Whatever you're feeling after an event, it's OK. And confusion about the swirling seemingly opposing emotions is OK, too. Mixed emotions are OK.
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How The Spoon Theory Can Help With Communication

13th February 2023 Depression Illness Mental Health
Spoon Theory is a concept created by a woman named Christine Miserandino in 2003. It is a simple but powerful way of describing the limited energy and resources ...

WordFest Live Rescheduled to December 16

7th November 2022 News WordFest Live
The entire WordFest team of organizers and volunteers is excited to be actively planning for the next WordFest live this year. We do regret to inform you that, ...
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Remote Work: the Surprising Effects on Wellbeing

2nd November 2022 Guest Post News
Working from home may have some drawbacks, but the benefits far outweigh any negativity. This post looks at finding the good in remote work.

10+ Practical Tips for Actually Getting Through Work-from-Home Stress

27th September 2022 Guest Post
Work from home stress can be super difficult to deal with, but here are practical tips from a qualified expert and the GoDaddy team.
Carlin Gibbs

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Small things to make a positive change #1 – Business Health

2nd July 2019 Business Health Remote Working Skills Health
The first in a summer of short blog posts that explore ways to change small things that can have a positive effect on each of the Big Orange Heart hubs – Business, Physical, Skills, and Mental health. Let’s start with our business health; what small thing can we change to ...

Freelancing and Invisible Illness

28th June 2019 Anxiety Autism Bipolar Coaching Depression
When it comes to freelancing and invisible illness, they can be a match made in heaven or the lesser of two evils. So how do you balance your life when you have chronic illness and you work from home? Let’s think through some of this. What is an invisible illness? ...
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WordPress London Meetup and Cloudflare

26th June 2019 Business Health Events Meetup Skills Health
The WordPress London Meetup is a monthly meetup for web professionals or end users who interact with WordPress. A free, inclusive & open event held the last Thursday of the month in central London. The format is usually 2-3 talks, an open Q&A session, followed by networking at a local bar. ...

Welcoming Cory Miller as a Big Orange Heart Trustee

19th June 2019 News
And to round off our recent amazing additions to the team, we’re privileged to welcome Cory Miller. Cory has long been open about mental health issues and indeed was one of the first to be so transparent, helping to start a new awareness and openness. I’ve been sharing my mental ...

Anxiety: Don’t Leave Home Without It

14th June 2019 Anxiety Honest Conversations Meditation Mental Health Mindfullness
Tongue in cheek: but when I started thinking about this topic, I was reminded about the old American Express Tagline – “American Express: Don’t leave home without it.” Anxiety doesn’t give us a choice. It’s like your little sister who tagged along with you everywhere you went. Like many of ...
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Bridget Willard joins the Big Orange Heart team

12th June 2019 News
What a treat it is to introduce another new member to the Big Orange Heart marketing team. Bridget Willard brings her amazing skills to our social media channels, and is already creating a buzz. Many of us already know of Bridget through her Twitter channel and as co-host of the ...

Babs Saul Joins The Big Orange Heart Team

10th June 2019 News
Well, I could not be happier or more excited about joining the Big Orange Heart team, especially focusing on one of my favourite things – content wrangling! One of the best things about WordPress is the community – it may be an open source thing, but what started as my ...

Freelancers: It’s Okay to Say No

7th June 2019 Business Health Honest Conversations Mental Health Remote Working
Working from home may seem less important somehow and often others view your time as more flexible or, frankly, less valuable. When it comes to volunteering, it’s important to protect your business by protecting your time. This also includes your volunteer time. Volunteerism In The Open Source Ethos The goal ...
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