The Weekly One: Diverse Pyjamas (& 2 prizes to be won!)

I hope you had a wonderful Christmas in whatever way you spent it, whether it was in full celebration, hibernation or working.?

I have adored spending time with my family and highlights have included:

• the Christmas dinner where we all cooked a few dishes, (I did my infamous roast potatoes, pigs in blankets and some arguably soggy and not very successful roast parsnips)
• a couple of games of 'aggressive humming' which left me and my sister-in-laws with tears of hilarity streaming down our faces
• and seeing my youngest quivering with sheer delight and excitement on Christmas Eve. Magic stuff!?

I am now preparing to be the host of a pyjama wearing New Year's Eve party, so it's time to go food shopping and whip the hoover and duster around the house too! I'm excited to see the diversity of the pyjamas people usually wear and hoping no-one says.... well, I don't wear pyjamas so....... It'll promote some interesting conversations I'm sure!?

Diversity, inclusion, gender and pronouns is the topic of this week's episode of the podcast,?episode 55.?I am joined by G Sabini-Roberts and I genuinely believe it to be one of the best episodes yet. Such important conversations. There's also a competition to win 2 prizes running in conjunction with this episode. For a chance to win both prizes head to?Instagram?and?LinkedIn. To listen to the episode head to your usual favourite podcast platform or you can listen?here,?on my?website?where you can also make suggestions for future episodes,?or?watch us chat on?YouTube.?

Media:

• I am featured in an article about Vulnerability in 'Woman and Home - Feel Good You' magazine. It's on sale in larger supermarkets. I usually find it in Tesco. I hope you find it a useful read, the rest of the magazine is really interesting too.
• I was also wrote a feature for Yahoo on what to do if you don't feel festive. You can read that one?here.??

Thanks as ever for being part of my world. I can't wait to continue supporting you in 2023!?

Dr Marianne Trent - Clinical Psychologist, Author & Podcast Host

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