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Tag: Jellycat pigeon

The Audacity of Ice to Be Slippery

On 16th Feb 2026 By Absurd RhioIn eating disorder, mental health awareness, Recovery Updates, Uncategorized1 Comment

Four hours of sleep, a pigeon in my coat, birthday presents in a paper bag, and the BBC cutting away from a gold medal performance. The ice was slippery in more ways than one. Depression didn’t cancel the day - it just made everything louder. But the good bits were still there.

Little Lights in the Dark – Pigeons, Bows and Silver Linings

On 10th Aug 2025 By Absurd RhioIn Little lights in the dark, Recovery Updates2 Comments

Recovery has been chaos — crying, swelling, and thigh muscles outgrowing knee sleeves. But between the spirals, I found soft moments: plush pigeons, macramé bows, iced coffee with my son. Small, silly joys that felt like little lights in the dark. Somehow, they’ve been enough to keep me going.

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