THE EMOTIONAL JOURNEY OF CREATING A SERIES OF CONTENT | IN COLLABORATION WITH GRACIE’S WAY | DYING MATTERS AWARENESS WEEK 2026

“I can't relax. I'm not happy unless I'm working on stuff…” 

Fred Armisen

So, I used Chat GPT to check for additional ideas on what I should be including in an article titled ‘Series Re-Cap’ for the Gracie’s Way’s website (www.graciesway.co.uk) that I was intending to use to basically wrap-up the week-long Series of content on there – and on the project’s Instagram (@GraciesWayUK) – for Dying Matters Awareness Week 2026. For numerous reasons (which will all be explained in that re-cap post on May 10^th!) I decided that this Awareness occasion was the right one to be the first one for Gracie’s Way to publish a Series of content in response to it. And amongst the Chat GPT response to my prompt, it actually advised that I include some words on the emotional journey of creating a Series of content. I began writing hat section in the Re-Cap article when I had the thought ‘this could be an entire blog post!’ So, here it is…

DAY TWENTY-THREE | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“Words do two major things: they provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.”

Jim Rohn

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Twenty-Three and this twenty-third post is all about the beneficial impact there is if you – as a content creator – utilise awareness dates as the theme and/or inspiration for your content. Maximising these dates as topics and to provide ideas for your content, can be instrumental to attracting followers and maintaining the following you already have. So, keep reading to find out why and how using awareness dates, can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW TO BUILD A SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGY | WORLD SOCIAL MEDIA DAY 2025

“Social media is the ultimate equaliser. It gives a voice and a platform to anyone willing to engage.”

Amy Jo Martin

Having now been blogging for over twelve years (it’ll actually be thirteen in January!) I have developed a huge passion and interest in the communications and marketing industry. This is why I’ve now had a number of voluntary roles in that sector – with my new one being announced on my start date of July 8^th – as well as having also completed a number of online courses relevant to it too. Over the years, my career experience, and education, I’ve learned how to create Strategies in this industry: particularly around marketing and branding, but I’ve also picked up how to create a Social Media Strategy and I thought with today being National Social Media Day, it was the perfect opportunity to share this knowledge and understanding…