Home, Family, Relationships

Wanda Hope Carter

Motivational speaker, Writer

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Making Time for Age

It's been four and half years since my mother and I spent more than a few days in each other’s company. Nature, I learned, can do a lot

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Domestic Abuse; How Can We Support Older People?

In December 2023 the Office for National Statistics released new data on domestic abuse. In the data, 3.2% of respondents aged 60-74 and 1.4

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The Positive Impact of Furnishing your Home with Memories.

Over the years I have begun to care less about trendy home aesthetics for others to admire. Now its more about how my home makes me feel.

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Are you Happy to be Alone?

Do you ever feel like you want to be alone? Not because you don't enjoy spending time around your family and friends, just because you...

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Let Sleeping Teenagers Lie

Sleep deprivation is a serious issue that must be addressed if we are to help our teenagers happily achieve their potential.

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The Miseries of Mufti Day

Having been forced into uniforms for 38 weeks of the year, the thought of being allowed to express themselves is, for many, excruciating.

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Friends Past and Present

Scientists have proven that friendship can extend life expectancy and lower our chances of heart disease. Friends help us to survive.

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Not Sexy and I Know It.

Whilst many things are good, getting older has brought me a personal struggle - I no longer feel sexy.

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Abandoned in my Forties

The home was well and truly empty, but I was the abandoned party; it was my parents who had chosen to leave.

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Renting Rant

I grinned from ear to ear, confident I'd be back on the housing ladder in no time.

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Why I Won't Stop Saying Sorry

Some people believe that an apology is an admission of guilt or responsibility. But I offer an apology to start a connection.