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Architecture Twitter! For a report, I'm looking for a practice who specialises in designing for single-person households, has designed for a significant number of solo clients. Preferably UK-based but not essential

Help needed! I'm writing a feature on interior design for living alone – and compiling a list of pop culture representations of living alone (e.g. Carrie Bradshaw in recent And Just Like That series). Any other suggestions?

FRIENDCOM! Yes!

a big part of figuring out your neurodivergence is simply learning to work with your brain rather than against it, and letting go of all of the ‘shoulds’ we’ve been told about how we ‘should’ behave, ‘should’ function, ‘should’ do things and ‘should’ feel.

Alonement author Francesca Specter joins Kay Burley to discuss how Valentines Day makes any other form of love like friendship seem like a lesser option, and how it's a capitalist invention. 🕐8:30am 👉#Breakfast 📺Sky 501 / Freeview 233 📱Watch live: trib.al/NJ70lwb

Do you love or loathe Valentine's Day? ❤️ Author and columnist, Daisy Buchanan thinks it's a great time for 'showing people in our lives that we love them' but podcast host and author, Francesca Specter says it seems 'antiquated'. trib.al/Rx0iR33 📺 Sky 501 and YouTube

Hey everyone! Excited to share my latest Deep Dive episode where I explore love and relationships with world-renowned relationship experts ❤️ Whether you're new to dating or looking to strengthen a long-term connection, this is for you. Enjoy! x go.aliabdaal.com/findlove

I should have added "when I am dead".

Wise words! Imagine a lot of perfectionists struggle with this (as if self-compassion is a concession to mediocrity) – but, as Thomas Curran explains, that's not the case. Loved Tom's book, The Perfection Trap – for anyone looking to explore this further

Adore this from Radhika Sanghani

Hello! A question for any therapists I know on here - is there a conversation within therapy circles around financial ethics eg if a client is in a position where they’re struggling to pay (and it’s affecting their life elsewhere), would you recommend they stop?

big secret to happiness is just liking stuff. finding more stuff to like. finding ways to like stuff you didn’t before. recognizing what it feels like to like something and doubling down on that. what feels frivolous is actually the whole ballgame

For a pitch I'm working on – I'm looking for examples of public architecture (preferably recent) which is designed to be welcoming to people visiting alone. Can any architects/urbanists help with this one?

A tea towel to remember my latest cohort of Curtis Brown Creative students by - and their books! Not likely to forget them anyway , a supremely talented group of individuals and wonderful human beings. A joy to work with and now to dry dishes with :)

Sending my book to authors I admire was one of the most nerve-wracking parts of the whole process, so to receive these lovely quotes from catherine gray Olivia Petter Genevieve Wheeler Francesca Specter and more was an incredible feeling. Under four weeks until Main Character is out ✨

Publicists, PR pals – who's still on here? Planning S10 of the Alonement podcast 🎙️ open to guest pitches for limited slots. Email in bio!

Hello! 👋Do you guys still see my posts on here? I'm running a guided journaling workshop online at 12pm midday UK time tomorrow – register to join by signing up on The Shoulds francescaspecter.substack.com/p/join-me-for-…