Hi, I’m Cara!

Welcome and thank you for visiting my little corner of the internet!

I started this blog because I’m incredibly passionate about breaking down stigma and fighting the discrimination attached to mental health problems, and I hope to do that by not only sharing my own experiences, but creating a platform for others to share theirs too. You can usually find me talking all things bipolar disorder, eating disorders, general mental health and wellbeing, and the challenges of navigating the world while experiencing mental illness.

I am an experienced writer and public speaker, and I am also a registered mental health nurse and accredited psychological therapist, so I can be hired to write or speak about mental health for various different audiences.

My bestselling debut book, The Eating Disorder Recovery Journal, is a creative and therapeutic self help for people experiencing any type of eating disorder. In the last two years, I have been very fortunate to have been able to expand this concept into the Creative Journal Series, which now covers the topics of bipolar disorder, OCD, depression and anxiety. I also wrote a book outside of my journal series, Your Guide to Eating Disorder Recovery. This is one of my proudest achievements to date and I have absolutely loved getting to reach so many people with my experiences of illness and subsequent recovery. If you’re not a keen Amazon shopper, they are available online through all major book retailers.

I have also contributed to various other books which you can find out more about here. For more examples of my writing in addition to this blog, you can browse posts I have written here. I have also been featured in several news outlets discussing mental health and specifically eating disorders. You can read articles I have written or been featured in here, and see my news appearances here.

However, it’s also important to me to show that there is more to people than just their diagnosis. I am also a pink haired cat lady, a tattooed traveller, a veggie, a feminist and a wife and mum. This means that in amongst my chatter about mental health across Twitter and Instagram, you’ll also find me talking a lot about travel, feminism, politics, motherhood, my cat Panda and ramblings about my general life and observations I make along the way.

Happy reading!

Disclaimer: Everything posted on this blog represents my personal opinions and experiences, and should not be taken in place of professional advice. I write this blog as a lay person and not a clinician. Please visit your local health provider for medical support.