A Confession From Me
Over the last few years that I’ve ‘gone public’ with my mental health as it were, and especially since I
Over the last few years that I’ve ‘gone public’ with my mental health as it were, and especially since I
So, I have finished therapy. Some of you may remember the post I wrote when I started. Overall, I think
I see so many social media posts about stretch marks and rolls and body hair etc being beautiful. I do
This post is part of the mini series ‘Myths vs Realities’, in which I hope to explore some of the
As many of you know, my day job is a mental health nurse working in CAMHS. Clearly I am very
I am no stranger to therapy. Some of it has been better than others; I dropped out of CBT for
Taking stock of what makes you happy is important. Here are some little things that make me smile to mark
It’s the 27th December. Christmas is barely over. Yet today I have already had a Slimming World leaflet through my
Christmas is generally a very exciting time. I love Christmas so much! This wasn’t always the case though, and it’s
Getting any sort of diagnosis comes with it’s challenges. But the thing that makes any sort of mental health diagnosis
I’ve written about medication before, and touched on the ‘to medicate or not to medicate‘ discussion. I’ve actually kind of
Parts of mania are fun. There’s no point lying about that. The early days of being happy and excitable and
This has been a hard couple of weeks. I don’t like to not be good at things. I am naturally
The thing about mental illness is that it can take you at any time. The last couple of years, I
In 2006, I met a beautiful girl. We were patients on a psychiatric ward together. She was two years older
I’m sure you’ve all seen this happen; some of you may even have experienced it first hand. You could have
I’ve started another mini series about what it’s like to spend a day living with different mental health problems. I
Eating disorder recovery can overwhelmingly be focussed on weight restoration or stabilisation, which is often the most terrifying part. The
Those of you who have been following me for a while will know quite a lot about me by now.
I’ve started another mini series about what it’s like to spend a day living with different mental health problems. I
It’s inevitable that having a mental illness changes you. Although it’s difficult, some of these changes can be good; whilst
Having mental health problems can make life difficult, but I am a firm believer that it shouldn’t stop you from
It’s my 50th post today! Although I occasionally talk about other things, the main focus of this blog will always
We’ve lost some notable names to suicide over the last few years. Robin Williams, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Dolores O’Riordan,
If you’ve come here looking for diet tips or how to get rock hard abs in a week, you’re in
I wanted to talk about how it feels to experience different mental health problems, so I decided to do a
I wanted to talk about how it feels to experience different mental health problems, so I decided to do a
I wanted to talk about how it feels to experience different mental health problems, so I decided to do a
I wanted to talk about how it feels to experience different mental health problems, so I decided to do a
A couple of weeks ago I was contacted by a journalist from The Guardian. She was writing an article about
There are a lot of motivational quotes out there about mental health recovery. I definitely find it helpful to remind
So I watched Louis Theroux’s ‘Talking to Anorexia’ the other day and have been gathering my thoughts about it since
Medication is a controversial topic in the mental health world. Some people think it’s essential, and others hate the idea
So here I am, finally signing myself onto the nursing register. It’s been an eventful three years since I began