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 Overthinking: what can we do to spot it and stop it?

On March 24, 2023March 14, 2023 By Judy LeighIn Mind body and spirit, Thoughts about life2 Comments

Overthinking and a few ideas about how to deal with it...

How to deal with self doubt…

On March 10, 2023March 8, 2023 By Judy LeighIn Mind body and spirit, Thoughts about life2 Comments

How to banish feelings of self-doubt and replace them with self-worth...

Being a vegan is sometimes the funniest thing.

On March 3, 2023February 28, 2023 By Judy LeighIn Food, Mind body and spirit, Uncategorized, veganLeave a comment

On vegan food, and how much better it is now...

The Greatest Gift…

On January 13, 2023January 9, 2023 By Judy LeighIn Mind body and spirit, Thoughts about life2 Comments

My thoughts about giving, now the Christmas season is over...

The Witch’s Tree: images and quotations

On May 20, 2022May 17, 2022 By Judy LeighIn Mind body and spirit, My novels3 Comments

Here are some quotations from my latest novel, The Witch's Tree, complete with some photos I've taken.

Quiz: Would you have been a witch in the 1600s?

On May 13, 2022May 9, 2022 By Judy LeighIn Mind body and spirit, My novels, Thoughts about life5 Comments

In The Witch's Tree, the finger of suspicion is pointed in the seventeenth century. How would you have fared then? Take my quiz.

Remembering Pat, a ‘witch.’

On May 7, 2022April 29, 2022 By Judy LeighIn Mind body and spirit, My novels, Thoughts about lifeLeave a comment

Here's my blog post about the time I met a witch

Why Were So Many Women Accused of Being Witches?

On April 29, 2022April 22, 2022 By Judy LeighIn Literature, Mind body and spirit, My novels, Thoughts about life2 Comments

Here's a blog post about why so many women were accused of being witches.

Emma’s sad story.

On January 14, 2022January 12, 2022 By Judy LeighIn Mind body and spirit2 Comments

This is a blog post about how important it is to think about how we treat ourselves, and how we need to be a good friend to ourselves at all times.

My Two New Year’s Resolutions.

On January 1, 2022December 31, 2021 By Judy LeighIn Mind body and spirit2 Comments

New Year Resolutions. I can't help being indecisive. But all that might change - or it may not...

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