Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Frances Beck Yesterday was the anniversary of the day we said our final goodbyes to my boy, but I was really keen to not let this be another significant date, so I tried to not let it be a big deal. Unfortunately, that memo didn’t reach my emotions. Oh Continue Reading
By Kelly Slaney Before we get into the details of Art Therapy; A little background on how I came to find it myself. If truth be told, I suffer with a multitude of mental health ailments. Anxiety and occasional low mood have been around so long, they’re like old Continue Reading
Another Day: I thought over time the feeling would go away. I thought if I went through all the steps and educated myself, I could keep it at bay.
Recovery doesn’t have a destination, I don’t think it ever will. Recovery has a direction but of course, you will sometimes trip over your laces.
Helping to understand what it is like to live with Bipolar. What is a good day like? What it’s like to get the diagnosis? and more.
Today I was told I must be really strong to keep getting up & coming to work even when I’m having a horrendous anxiety day. Truth is, I don’t feel either of those things.
On a 16-week wait for mental health support, despite being on ‘suicide watch’, a thoroughbred escapee from the livery yard behind my house saved me.
We all need to remember that these people are in our lives because they choose to be. Value them. Appreciate them and make sure they know
Thank you for being my light in the dark, Thank you for being there with such persistence. Thank you for bringing an angel to my door, Thank you for giving me life in existence.
Let me tell you that my personal nightmare and countless other stories far more serious than mine prove that our mind and body are even more connected than all the new age gurus tell us.
By Lauren Ruddock Well, last week I finally did it. I left my job. At the moment, it’s quite a difficult thing to adjust to but realistically it was the only option. The people were amazing frankly, and were what kept me sane and hanging on for grim death for so Continue Reading
They’re all different, but with one common theme – I can rely on them to lift my mood, and sometimes even gently probe at my other locked away feelings.