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From Pain to Possibility: My Spring Awakening
Wellness Katy Cowan Wellness Katy Cowan

From Pain to Possibility: My Spring Awakening

I can’t tell you how happy I am right now. The joy of being (almost) back to full health after over a year of pain and suffering is indescribable. As the daffodils push through the earth, the sun shines a little brighter, and the birds sing ever louder, I feel as though I, too, am defrosting—coming back to life. I’ve never felt so grateful, even for the tiniest things…

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The Joy of Being Bored Again
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The Joy of Being Bored Again

I’m kind of embarrassed to admit it, but quitting my personal social media accounts has made me realise why I reached for my phone so often: boredom. Whether I was watching a new Netflix show I wasn’t really into or sitting on a train to Manchester, X and Instagram were the easy options to numb my mind and switch off…

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The Long & Lonely Road to Recovery
Wellness Katy Cowan Wellness Katy Cowan

The Long & Lonely Road to Recovery

For the last thirteen months, I’ve been recovering from a pretty nasty back injury—an L4/L5 disc herniation pressing on my L5 nerve, causing relentless foot and leg pain on my left side. No back pain, just sciatica. At its worst, it gave me foot drop and numbness. I couldn’t even roll my left foot properly when walking.

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