List: My Boosted Stories | Curated by Ali Hall

Nov 24, 2024
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My Boosted Stories
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Namaste Now
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Ali Hall
I’m a Failed Foster Dog Guardian, and I Couldn’t Be HappierThere’s something bittersweet about life with a new dog after losing my old boy
Nov 24, 2024
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Nov 24, 2024
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Bitchy
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Ali Hall
Yes, Not Wearing Makeup Is BraveAnd Pamela Anderson is leading the charge
Nov 4, 2024
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Nov 4, 2024
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Life Without Children
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Ali Hall
How My Mental Health Benefits From Being ChildfreeHaving or not having children affects everyone’s mental health in individual ways
Oct 22, 2024
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Oct 22, 2024
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Bitchy
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Ali Hall
Women, Beware of the Pressure To ‘Have It All’ — It’s a ConMen aren’t told they can have it all
Oct 7, 2024
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Oct 7, 2024
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The Parenting Portal
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Ali Hall
How Dare Someone Without Kids Try and Give Parents AdviceSettle pettles, we were all young once, maybe we have some interesting insights
Oct 5, 2024
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Oct 5, 2024
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Psychology of Workplaces
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Ali Hall
A Good Leader Knows They Don’t Know EverythingI wish someone had told my old sergeant this
Sep 27, 2024
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Sep 27, 2024
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Psychology of Workplaces
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Ali Hall
Chairing a Voluntary Group Taught Me Leadership Skills I didn’t Know I LackedAnd how organising a dog running club was more like herding cats
Sep 23, 2024
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Sep 23, 2024
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Rooted
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Ali Hall
I Found Waitressing More Stressful Than Being a DetectiveGive me a life-or-death situation over the pressures of service any day
Sep 15, 2024
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Sep 15, 2024
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The Narrative Arc
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Ali Hall
Her Grief Caused Her to Shame My Estrangement With My FatherOh, how I wish I’d had a father like hers
Sep 20, 2024
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Sep 20, 2024
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Life Without Children
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Ali Hall
The Book That Shows the Complexity of the Baby DecisionFledging by Rose Diell is metaphorically perfect
Sep 7, 2024
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Sep 7, 2024
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Bitchy
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Ali Hall
Here’s Why We Should Forever Remember Gisèle Pélicot’s NameAnd, as an ex-detective, I implore you to forget the names of her 51+ male abusers
Sep 10, 2024
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Sep 10, 2024
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Life Without Children
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Ali Hall
How To Talk to Children About Having Children of Their OwnSpoiler: don’t assume they will go on to become parents
Sep 5, 2024
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Sep 5, 2024
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My Menopause Brain
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Ali Hall
How I’m Staying Fit and Strong During PerimenopauseThe importance of protein, strength, intervals and sleep
Sep 6, 2024
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Sep 6, 2024
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Abnormally Normal Newsletter
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Ali Hall
Can We Please Stop Competing in the Suffering OlympicsWhat’s with this obsession of comparing woes and undermining individual suffering?
Aug 23, 2024
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Aug 23, 2024
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Life Without Children
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Ali Hall
How Not Having Children Was Not a Choice, It’s Who I AmLiving authentically can be challenging in this pronatalist world
Aug 13, 2024
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Aug 13, 2024
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Human Parts
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Ali Hall
Why Birthday Blues Are Tricky, and How I Overcame ThemOur relationships are not defined by how they celebrate our birthday
Aug 3, 2024
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Aug 3, 2024
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Bitchy
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Ali Hall
How Swimwear Body Shames and Sexualises Young GirlsBabies in bikinis? You’ve got to be kidding me
Jul 22, 2024
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Jul 22, 2024
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Life Without Children
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Ali Hall
Why Some Friendships Survive, Some Thrive, and Some Fade When Children Come AlongWhich could be explained by shared trauma and the “ingroup” theory
Jul 16, 2024
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Jul 16, 2024
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Bitchy
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Ali Hall
LinkedIn’s Verification System Is SexistIt’s not the first time the social media platform has faced gender bias accusations
Jun 4, 2024
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Jun 4, 2024
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Human Parts
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Ali Hall
My Soul Is Yearning for the Simplicity of My Childhood HomeI crave the community I once had
May 24, 2024
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May 24, 2024
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