This is about what I do as a Politician in Wales and shows what my life is like beyond the Senedd also. From food to fitness to travel to music.
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Ipsos Mori are carrying out a survey of young people. A parent posted a question in said survey which asked young people if they thought they were too thin or too fat. Here are my thoughts on it, and what needs to be done. It will only promote or trigger eating disorders to have our young people answer such absurd questions.…
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'But nobody liked my post!' social media and mental health
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Social media is here to stay. How do we make companies take responsibility for their actions so that the way they operate doesn't affect people's mental health in a negative way. Does being on social media affect how we interact with people in person?
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Don't just say time to talk, mean it.
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Its #timetotalk day, raising awareness of mental health and trying to reduce the stigma. How can we mean what we say? How can it be more than the superficial? Here I talk about my views and experiences of being a new mam in lockdown and some of the challenges I have encountered.
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Its Maternal Mental Health Awareness day. Its important to mark this day and raise awareness.
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I'm a new mam to babi Idris Abbas , so I've given you some background as to my experience of giving birth during the Coronavirus lockdown, how its affected my mental health, and how finding alternative support networks has helped me.
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Moments of the week 13/1/20
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What I've been up to this week in the Senedd and the region. From street art to Otis Bolamu getting leave to remain in Swansea. To campaigning to save Erasmus, to the petition by Dwr y Felin to roll out Wellbeing Ambassadors across all schools in Wales.
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How's the pregnancy Going, Beth?!
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Just sharing some thoughts on the wonders of pregnancy! From the comments I get from others, to taste bud changes, to experiencing kicks from the little one, to support for me at the Senedd when I'm on maternity leave and what that may or may not look like...
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What is coercive control? What did Sally Challen and David Challen say about their experiences of their landmark campaign referencing the existence of coercive control in her relationship with her husband? How can we do more to support those who come forward when they identify themselves as having been in coervicely controlling relationships? What …
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I've been very very bad at keeping up this podcast. New year, new me. No excuses. I'm back! Listen to my podcast later today on coercive control and the event I arranged on this matter in the Senedd this week....
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Moments of the week from the Senedd
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A snapshot of my work as an Assembly Member this week.
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Pregnancy. What's it all about?!
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My current experience of my expecting a baby for the first time.
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Yr wythnos yma fe wnaeth rhywun cywiro fy iaith ar trydar. Dyma fy marn ar plismyn ieithyddol a mwy.
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Sut ydym am hybu mwy o bobl i ddefnyddio'r iaith os yw rhai yn ein cywiro ac yn ceisio ein tanseilio? Sut mae ennyn pobl i fod yn ddigon hyderus ac i fyw trwy gyfrwng y gymraeg?
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I was asked by someone to give my views on being a woman in politics. I've given it a kick start!
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What's it like being a young woman in politics? What are the challenges? Am I a role model? What about the abuse, the mansplaining?! How can we inspire other women to get involved. Here my initial thoughts and experiences. I will definitely return to the subject! I have much much more to say!
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Smear tests. Why do some women decide not to go for a test? Here my views on the issue.
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I got in to a Twitter chat recently with a journalist about why some women don't go for smear tests and how we can encourage them to do so. It may be uncomfortable, it may be traumatic for some, but ultimately it will benefit our health. I give me views on this, how we can have a better understanding of it, more awareness campaigns, and the idea of…
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I travelled to Gothenburg and Oslo last week. Listen to me chat about what I did when I was there.
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I love to travel. I love Nordic Noir so I always like to travel to Nordic countries to see where the programmes were filmed or where the crim novels I read were located. I went back to Sweden and Norway last week. Travel widens horizons and gives you experiences to last a lifetime. It also makes me realise how successful small Nations can be, and m…
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Fitness saved my life when I struggled with depression. Hear about what I did and how I coped.
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I had depression in my early 30s fitness and running changed my World forever. Listen to my experience of battling depression and how fitness is so important to my every day life.
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Hear about the evidence session today that Ken Skates AM gave to the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee that I sit on in the Senedd. Why did they Welsh Government scrap the plans, what are the alternatives, how will the new South Wales East Transport Commission work? Any comments or questions please email me on Bethan.sayed@assembly.wales…
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Some analysis of the questions asked in First Minister's questions this week!
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What are some of the main issues that AMs raise during this important scrutiny session? From family courts, to no fault evictions to a workers cooperative in the Rhondda to job losses at Ford, Bridgend. Find out more about what goes on!
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I visited India twice last year. Listen to my views on Mumbai and Rajasthan.
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I got married in Mumbai and then went back to India in the Summer for my honeymoon. I tell you here a bit about the food, the culture, the people, and why animals choose to sit on tarmac in the middle of motorways....
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The Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee I Chair debated our report on the film industry this week. Listen to my thoughts on it and how we can support it here in Wales.
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An episode dedicated to telling you about the man who decided to tolerate me forever ;-)
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I had a panic attack today. Listen to how it made me feel and how I try and deal with it in my everyday life.
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My views on eating disorders services in Wales.
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Views on eating disorders services following a session that I did with the European youth Parliament in Wales.
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Intro to my work as a Politician in Wales and a bit about my background and my family, growing up in Merthyr.
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