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Posted on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

Notifications and alarms – why it’s time to silence your digital world

Back in the late 1980s, my Nan bought a Grandfather clock for my Grandad. And my grandad was delighted. He set it up and we all waited patiently for the…

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Posted on May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

What does tinnitus sound like?

EEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeEEEeeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Annoying right? Welcome to the world of my tinnitus. But surely all tinnitus is the same? A ringing sound in the ears. Yes, I thought the same when I…

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Posted on July 12, 2021July 10, 2021

My first soundwalk – it didn’t go quite as planned

Rustling, shimmying, arrrgggghhhhhhh. Those are the sounds from my first soundwalk. I’ve got it on video on my phone. A close-up of a spider’s web, light green leaves waving in…

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Posted on July 11, 2021July 10, 2021

How going on a silent retreat stopped me farting

I had many expectations about going on a silent retreat. Some realistic (finding some quiet space and alone time), some not so much (writing a novel in five nights and…

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Posted on July 10, 2021

The joy of walking barefoot

Indoors finally got to me. My germaphobe and introvert side lost the battle. My garden is a sanctuary, but I needed to see different shades of green, and yellow and…

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Posted on May 20, 2021

Why listening to birds is good for your health

“Shag me, shag me, shag me.” After weeks of hearing a Great Tit scream this from the tree outside my bedroom, I was ready to sign him up to bird…

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Posted on March 28, 2021

There’s no such thing as silence

For the last year, I’ve been searching for silence, often with less than perfect outcomes. I’ve become increasingly anxious with all the manmade sounds that surround me and felt a need…

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Posted on March 23, 2021

Four sounds I’m not looking forward to as we return to normal

On this, the first anniversary of the first COVID-19 lockdown in the UK (23 March 2020), I remember how shockingly quiet the world became when we all stopped going out.…

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