It’s come as a shock to me that reducing anxiety isn’t what I need to be doing. That if you’re going through hell, you need to keep going.
What we can learn from the Thai cave rescue
The Thai community showed understanding, respect, support and empathy. We can learn from all of this, and it is essential that we do so.
Talking to Children about Mental Illness
Our children need us to model openness and honesty, rather than shame and blame. They need us to tell them, repeatedly, that mental illness is no stigma.
Unite for Diabetes – and for mental health too
And my daughter will be occupied by blood sugar every day of her life. Unless a cure is developed, nothing can ever be spontaneous again.
I didn’t know I had anxiety
I could rationalise depression as something that wasn’t my fault. But I saw my anxiety as an undesirable personality trait.
The Trauma of Suicide
Our loved ones did not die of ‘suicide’, or the methods that the Press should be ashamed of reporting. They died of mental illness, and we need parity.
The Post That Never Was
This is my message for Mental Health Awareness. Not the one I planned, but one that is authentic and important, slightly nerve wracking to make public, but essential.
Black Boots – my best friend’s funeral
I need to choose some boots to wear to my best friend’s funeral. She is gone and it is too late. No boots I buy can bring her back.