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Is the State of My Garden Reflecting My Mental Health?

Jan 10, 2026 | Magda Olchawska

The business was shaped by the job I agreed to do over the summer, which pushed my anxiety and stress levels out of the charts and made me feel emotionally fragmented and overwhelmed. Physically and emotionally, I was exhausted and unable to switch off. Sadly, I brought that anxiety back to London with me. Within…

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Categories: Environmental Sustainability Tags: balcony garden + environmental sustainability + long-term sustainability + urban growing

City Roots: My Garden’s Progress Report

Jan 10, 2026 | Magda Olchawska

Since my last post in March, I’ve made a few new additions to my garden, including the compact greenhouse, proudly set up on the balcony to protect my lovely plants from the fumes (my balcony faces the parking lot for our buildings), the pigeons, which often sit above our balcony, and recently also against neighbour’s careless…

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