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Life after Suicide
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Alphagenix & Testosterone
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Leukemia in Midlife
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Workplace changes in Midlife
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Financial Freedom in Midlife
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Expat in Midlife
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David Pawsey
David is a father to a 14 year old girl (well, now a woman) and a 11-year old boy, husband to a beautiful woman and owner of Archie, a Beagle.
He uses humour as a defence mechanism since he was at school, often at the most inappropriate moments.
With ADHD and adult autism, he works as a copywriter and marketing consultant.
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