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Bungee Jumping's Forgotten Pioneer
The first time I met David Kirke, New Zealand's forgotten pioneer and the worlds first bungee jumper. Who you ask? Most people in New Zealand would never have heard the name David Kirke the man that created the now quintessentially Kiwi extreme sport with an illegal jump from the Clifton Suspension Bridge in 1979 at the city of Bristol, England.
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As the Narcissist grows old.
There are 3 things that The Narcissist needs for their best possible survival. Narcissistic supply, ability to obtain that supply, and ability to maintain it too. Each of these requirements becomes more and more elusive, to the narcissist, as the years pass.
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Legalised Extortion: The Dark World of New Zealand’s Debt Buyers
I was halfway through my second cup of coffee in the dim corner of a back-alley cafe when I received a tip-off about the shadowy practice of junk debt buying. The email was cryptic, almost paranoid, and signed with the initials P.A.H. It read...
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Who Is Tim Baker?
Our clients were small charities, not multi-million dollar ones. Just the little guys looking to get ahead and help more people. I liked that idea.
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The challenges of discontinuing antidepressants were never adequately conveyed to me.
When I decided to stop taking antidepressants, the withdrawal symptoms hit me hard. I experienced daily panic attacks, vertigo, brain zaps, and intense anxiety for the initial three months. Tasks as simple as holding a cup of coffee became precarious, with tears a daily occurrence. The challenges of discontinuing antidepressants were never adequately conveyed to me.
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The Three Men I Lost & Found Myself
These stories aren’t just about heartbreak and loss — they’re about survival, and about learning to hold your own hand when no one else will. They're about finding your strength through devastation and not letting the world turn you bitter.
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