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Category: Mental Health and Wellbeing

May 16, 2026August 11, 2026 Cara Lisette

My Postpartum Mental Health Experience

February 27, 2026February 27, 2026 Cara Lisette

My Pregnancy and Mental Health Journey

December 2, 2023 Cara Lisette

The Ultimate Mental Health Christmas Gift Guide

November 17, 2023 Cara Lisette

Is Mental Illness Really Invisible?

July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 Cara Lisette

Why are Comparisons Problematic?

October 21, 2022October 21, 2022 Cara Lisette

The Mental Illness Balancing Act

October 18, 2022July 13, 2023 Cara Lisette

Loop Engage Review

September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Cara Lisette

Morphée Sleep Aid Review

August 9, 2022August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

The Worst Days in Recovery

October 21, 2021August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

The Downfalls of Being ‘High Functioning’

August 6, 2021August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

How it Feels to be a Prominent Mental Health Campaigner

May 28, 2021August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

10 Things to Know Before Starting Therapy

January 28, 2021August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

What I Mean When I Say I’m Tired

September 19, 2020August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

How it Feels to be a Nurse and a Patient

July 18, 2020August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

10 Lessons I’ve Learnt in Recovery

June 13, 2020August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

What Does it Mean to be Healthy?

April 25, 2020August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

How to Make the Most of Virtual Mental Health Care

April 20, 2020August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

30 Things I Want to Do Post-Lockdown

January 30, 2020August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

Relapse and Mental Health Advocacy

November 17, 2019August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

Top Tips for Starting a Mental Health Blog

September 15, 2019August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

How to Become a Mental Health Nurse

August 6, 2019August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

#IAmNotDangerous

July 21, 2019August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

Me and My Secret Anxiety

March 10, 2019August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

Body Positivity vs Body Neutrality

February 21, 2019August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

Why I Became a Mental Health Nurse

January 16, 2019August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

50 Little Things That Make Me Happy

October 25, 2018August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

Identity After Diagnosis

October 15, 2018August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

Medication: Symptoms or Side Effects?

September 9, 2018August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

Life After Suicide

September 5, 2018August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

The Problem with Unsolicited Body Comments

July 3, 2018August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

Four Ways My Mental Illness Changed Me

June 18, 2018August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

How To Look After Your Mental Health Whilst Travelling

June 8, 2018August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

Stigma and Celebrity Suicides

April 25, 2018August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

How to Achieve the Perfect Bikini Body

January 20, 2018August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

The Impact of Stigma

January 8, 2018August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

My Favourite Recovery Quotes

September 4, 2017August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

To Medicate or Not to Medicate?

September 1, 2017August 18, 2022 Cara Lisette

Welcome to Cara’s Corner

  • Bipolar Disorder
  • Eating Disorders
  • Mental Health and Wellbeing
Thanks for stopping by everyone 🩷 I always felt compelled to act on what anorexia told me because the consequences didn’t feel worth it if I didn’t - I’d feel panicky, sad and ashamed. But I vividly remember my therapist saying to me “nobody has a gun to your head stopping you from putting the spoon in your mouth”. It was direct but powerful. He was right. Nobody was forcing me to behave in ways that aligned with being ill. I had the choice whether to listen or not. So gradually I stopped listening. I’ve had a couple of treat days in the park recently which have been nice and it’s been good to enjoy the sun without it being too dangerous to take Beau out in it. It’s okay to take medication!! I know it can cause some shame and worry, and I know there’s a lot of misinformation and disinformation out there about it. But it’s okay to do what you need to do to stay alive. Postpartum mental illness is such a rollercoaster. If I’m not sad I’m hypomanic, if I’m not hypomanic I’m anxious, just in endless loop over and over again. I feel like I can’t settle the seesaw. Postpartum mental illness is something people consider to be so shameful but that shouldn’t be the case. You’re more likely to struggle with it if you have pre-existing difficulties, buts it’s an extremely vulnerable time for all women and can strike anyone. I’ve been really struggling with buying clothes since I had a baby. Most clothes I own don’t fit me but some do and it really hit me how hard it is trying to dress for a body that is constantly a different size, even in the same shops. I attach so much value to the number in my clothes and one of the things that has been the hardest with regards to accepting a new body is buying clothes in sizes I’ve never been before. I can’t buy anything on Vinted, for example, because I’m spread across different sizes. I went through my wardrobe and realised I’m currently wearing clothes in an XS and also a L. How can this be possible? My body isn’t drastically changing size every morning. Reintroducing this little guy! 💅🏼
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