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Kerry Hudson: How I found out that travel isn't just for the rich

I can remember the exact moment the travel bug bit me. It was the summer of 1993 and it seemed everyone from school was off on a week’s package...

10.04.2024 3

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: My Antalya adventure gave me peace to write a thriller

"ANTALYA? The place where people go for veneers and hair plugs? You know you can get kebabs in Istanbul?" My husband, not for the first time, is...

03.04.2024 5

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: 'I’ve stumbled on the secret of happiness'

At this year's Oscars, amid a sea of Barbie feminism dressed in bubblegum pink and Cillian Murphy's architectural bone structure, the two films I was...

13.03.2024 3

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: 'I almost left my little boy without a mum which is unimaginable'

Does anyone really want to hear about someone else's illness? Having been sick for two years now, I can actually time to the second concerned...

27.02.2024 5

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: A bottomless pit of love: how a 'last chance' dog has changed our lives

This month we’re desperately in need of good news stories, with February being the bleakest month, freezing and endless with spring, let alone...

13.02.2024 4

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: Reflections on a joyful 12-year journey

Twelve years ago I walked into the extremely fancy lobby of Kings Cross St Pancras Hotel, a place I’d never been inside, would never have dared to,...

31.01.2024 3

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: New Year's Resolutions? I’m resolving to do (almost) nothing

Happy New Year, you filthy animals! Welcome to 2024 and whatever it might hold. Since, in our house, 2023 brought serious illness, four house moves,...

02.01.2024 3

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: I’m embracing barefaced chic - just like Pamela Anderson

In the words of Shania Twain, ‘Looks Like We Made It’. Whether you love or loathe Christmas, it's behind us and all we have left is a Tupperware...

26.12.2023 5

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Kerry Hudson: Traditions are ever-evolving and it’s OK to make new ones

What’s your family tradition? Perhaps a recipe for Christmas pudding, handed down through generations and festively set on fire, a blue and white...

20.12.2023 2

Evening Express

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Kerry Hudson: The year I discovered the true meaning of Christmas

Twas the month before Christmas and all through the Department Store the bustle was horrendous. The elves claimed cystitis for extra toilet breaks and...

19.12.2023 5

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: Why I’m logging off from social media

My son's visit to Santa. Our bright pink Christmas tree, topped with a Barbie who looks like she hit the Baileys a little too hard. A frankly biblical...

13.12.2023 3

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: I'm a newly-fat person - and I'm OK with that

Fat. Such a tiny word with so many larger implications. No longer just a descriptor, it is a word loaded with prejudice, judgments and preconceptions....

06.12.2023 2

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: I could have killed my friend for her thoughtless Facebook message

Perhaps it is just the timing. I’ve just moved our whole family including a toddler, dog, and an understandably furious cat to Sheffield to a...

28.11.2023 8

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: I loved drinking but alcohol and I have fallen out

Let’s get one thing straight: I love drinking. The gentle lift of an icy cold gin and tonic, the steady rise of the rollercoaster as you switch to...

22.11.2023 4

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: It’s OK to opt out of Christmas gift giving – maybe we all should

A scented candle that smells like floral cat sick? No, thanks. A gift set of bath bombs that will have you smelling your ‘pits in paranoia for the...

22.11.2023 2

Evening Express

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My landlord evicted our family, so we've moved onto a narrowboat

It’s a typical morning. Our home sways gently as my husband goes to turn the gas canisters on and our ancient heating system bubbles up. Our toddler...

17.11.2023 6

iNews

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Kerry Hudson: Here's how to talk to children about the bad things in life

How can you possibly talk to your 13-year-old godson, whose mum was born on a Kibbutz in Israel, about Palestine just after taking pictures of him...

14.11.2023 8

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: I still remember the town in Palestine where everyone loves Braveheart

The first protest my son attended was a Free Palestine protest in Prague when he was eight months old. We marched up through the Old Town, his buggy...

10.11.2023 7

Herald Scotland

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My relationship with my rebellious teenage years is complicated

Have you ever had one of those weekends? You’ve already had a Big Friday Night. Like, BIG. I mean smashed, obliterated, mortal. The night is just...

08.11.2023 1

Evening Express

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Kerry Hudson: The chance £2.5m art treasure find that could transform a Highland town

Coming to a silver screen near you soon, the story of a proud, idiosyncratic Highland community who discover that a dusty doorstop found in a shed is...

01.11.2023 3

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: More communal living and sharing resources could improve our quality of life

This week was my little boy’s third birthday, but it was no usual party. He had a giant pink three, Barbie-themed cake, and cheesy music on the...

26.10.2023 3

Evening Express

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Kerry Hudson: Want some parenting advice? Rule 1: Don't stress about it

Tomorrow is my son's birthday. We made it, three years, right into the heartland of the toddler years. For that reason, no matter how much I assure...

25.10.2023 3

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: Acupuncture has transformed my life

"I consider it one step up from drinking my own pee as a medical treatment, to be honest." "Pardon?" I’m chatting to the taxi driver, a burly...

18.10.2023 2

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: My imposter syndrome keeps me humbled but striving

For years that voice and I were mortal enemies. There it was, the insistent whisper of imposter syndrome, telling me that I’d be ‘found out’,...

12.10.2023 3

Evening Express

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Kerry Hudson: What is life on a narrowboat like? Somewhere between heaven and hell

Is it 3am or 5am? I can see the light bleeding through curtains anyway. I am exhausted, up and down all night, part anxiety and part necessity to look...

11.10.2023 2

Herald Scotland

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My grisly secret for a great night’s sleep might not be for everyone

I’ve had insomnia and night terrors for years. During my first night terror, my mum found me standing to attention by the mattress I had pulled off...

27.09.2023 1

Evening Express

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Kerry Hudson: Six star luxury is no replacement for home comforts

A mysterious email landed in my inbox inviting me on a four-day ‘taster cruise’ on what is possibly the world's most luxurious Discovery Yacht. ...

27.09.2023 9

Herald Scotland

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Kerry Hudson: If this is sustainable Scotland, count me in

I’m in Locavore in Govanhill, a social enterprise trying to build a more sustainable local food community, famous for their excellent veg boxes....

20.09.2023 5

Herald Scotland

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Every Scot should be able to afford a healthy diet

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14.09.2023 5

Evening Express

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Kerry Hudson: Every Scot should be able to afford a healthy diet

I suspect I have found the best medicine for what ails me. The good news is, it’s available on every high street, you don’t need a prescription,...

14.09.2023 5

The Press & Journal

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Kerry Hudson: Wait, are mums not allowed to have a night out?

Like racoons, I like drama, trash and a lot of eye make-up so you can bet my ears pricked up when I read one of the Jonas Brothers and a Hollywood...

13.09.2023 1

Herald Scotland

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