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Overcoming Challenges

Three Simple Techniques To Calm Your Nervous System
It's a tough world out there
Jun 12 • Cali Bird
Wasting Too Much Time On Your Phone? Ask Yourself This Question
I’ve significantly reduced mindless scrolling
May 22 • Cali Bird
A Kindly Hug On A Day Of Despair
A much overdue visit to Granny Oak
May 15 • Cali Bird
How Writing Can Be A Lifeline In Horrendous Times
A conversation with Christine Wolf from Writers' Haven
May 8 • Cali Bird
[GC Insider] The Enchanted Forest And The Big Read Through
The monthly summary of my creative process - the good, the bad and the ugly
May 2 • Cali Bird
We Can Be Heroes
For more than one day
Apr 24 • Cali Bird
How Grief Quietly Showed Up On Easter Weekend
Aided by the Classic FM Hall of Fame countdown
Apr 10 • Cali Bird
[GC Insider] Woolly Progress
The monthly round-up of my own creative process. The good, the bad and the ugly.
Apr 1 • Cali Bird
The Unexpected Gifts of Illness
A conversation on healing, kindness, and renewal
Mar 27 • Cali Bird and Nick Williams
43:10
How Two Stuffed Toys Bring Me Comfort In Discomforting Times
And other tips to process existential angst
Mar 13 • Cali Bird
The Personal Development Industry Is Under Scrutiny
But I still learned something valuable
Feb 27 • Cali Bird
A Letter To My Extremely Stressed And Burnt-Out Self Of Five Years Ago
It was December 2020. I had reached my “game over” point.
Dec 12, 2025 • Cali Bird
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