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The OU Welcomes Carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The OU Welcomes Carers

...everyday life (Larkin et al., 2019). Unsurprisingly, caring can take a toll on carers’ health, finances, relationships and social life. For example, 71% of carers have poor physical or mental health, 22% live in poverty and 80% are lonely or socially isolated (Carers UK, 2021). [A young woman leaning over an elderly, frail man in a bed, caring for him and possible a...
‘It’s Just Banter’: Women and Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality Industry
Society, Politics & Law

‘It’s Just Banter’: Women and Sexual Harassment in the Hospitality Industry

...everyday sexism and sexual assault I was subjected to has never completely left me. It is never just banter. Night at the Hotel – A Poem by Hilary Jones Hilary Jones worked in the hospitality industry from 2010 to 2014. As part of her BA (Hons) Sociology, she also studied the industry, and found that working in hospitality was a type of performance and that smiling was...
Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should communities be expected to help in death, dying and bereavement?

...everyday lives. There are now specific resources to help; examples include EASE (End of Life Aid Skills for Everyone) and the Omega Course, where people come together to think about their own lives and death and learn how to support others. Evaluation of these courses has shown that they reduce fears around death and dying, help people to consider and plan for their own...
Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking
Health, Sports & Psychology

Outdoor Therapy: The Benefits of Walking and Talking

...everyday lives? Well whilst it’s recommended that you seek professional support for serious mental health difficulties, you don’t have to be seeing a therapist to access the simple benefits of walking and talking. This can be very beneficial with a friend or family member. Why not meet up with a friend, family member or colleague for a walk outdoors and try out your...
Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum
Society, Politics & Law

Today’s immigration laws have teeth, and their bite is toxic for people seeking asylum

...everyday actions become border offences. [A piece of paper is stuck up on a yellow patterned wall with blu-tack. It says 'HOUSE RULES' in red in the centre then underneath "All doors in the property must stay closed and not be wedged open with any object. They are fire doors and here for your safety. Anyone seen to be creating an obstruction will be issued a uwritten...
A brief history of the lens
Society, Politics & Law

A brief history of the lens

...everyday worlds convincing, and finding new landscapes beyond the earth were contributing to knowledge before the birth of photography, but the crucial difference was the arrival of a chemical means of fixing the fleeting image that appeared through a lens. The arrival of photography did not solve the challenges of understanding what we could now see, but it extended the...
Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers
Society, Politics & Law

Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...everyday lives. To get out they would need a surety in the form of immigration bail. Ray often stood bail for individuals in order to help them get out of the detention centres more quickly as he had noticed the deterioration in mental health that often accompanied incarceration. He began to wonder whether singing could be ideal as a way to support traumatised people and...
Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need
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Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need

...everyday life challenges, and effectively handle difficult thoughts and feelings, accepting what is out of our personal control and committing to action that improves our lives...Becoming stuck Many people end up in jobs or careers that may have originally been satisfying, but now don’t fit with their current personal situation (such as family or caring commitments) or...