I stopped watching the news several years ago when I realised it was having a direct impact on me that was less than favourable. Before then, I would spend the evening with the news as background noise, but it left me feeling in many ways deflated. Initially, I thought I was doing the right thing – educating myself on the affairs of the world. Staying in the loop, if you will. The trouble was I wasn't just watching and reading and hearing this negative edged press; I was taking it on like bag[...]