Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Tina Blacksmith “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” – Søren Kierkegaard This year, I have started letting go of the past and making an effort to heal. My letter is part of that reflection. It feels like one of those “two steps forward, Continue Reading
By Lizzie Barrow An open letter to Florence: I can’t really believe I’m doing this. I’ll probably mock myself for doing this… in fact I already am. But something just compelled me. Standing there in the shower, stressed and desperately trying to shake off the stress, I felt compelled to Continue Reading
By Wendy K. Williamson Reflecting on September’s National Yoga Month – yes, there was one! – I’ve recently restored my commitment to yoga. I decided to write about it due to my newfound inspiration and reflect upon how I stopped in the first place, following the hurricane that destroyed my Continue Reading
By Gabriela Being a teenager suffering in silence from mental illness sucks. Waking up every day with a mental illness is just as painful – if not more – than a physical illness. It’s confusing, debilitating, and inconceivable at times that this could be happening to me. Although I am Continue Reading
By Elli When the alarm went off this morning I was already weary. I am at the worst point of my period and I feel distracted and exhausted. My body is suffering, I have not slept well, and my belly aches. My mind is unable to settle, jumping from one Continue Reading
By Tina Blacksmith It seems nowadays everywhere you look, people are on their phones. I’ve only had a cell phone for a little over a year now, and before I got one I used to call people “phone zombies”. You can probably guess why. People walk across streets with their Continue Reading
By Sylvia Marcia The other day, my friend told me, “We weren’t supposed to feel like this.” You see, we are both currently struggling with anxiety and depression. We are both waiting for night to come, to sleep. My friend added, “We weren’t supposed to be suffering. No one is Continue Reading
By Elli On either side of my driveway crocuses and snowdrops have started to appear. They have forced their way through the decomposing leaves; bursts of colour against the damp brown matting. I take a rake and gently pull it across the flowerbed, easing my way carefully through the flowers, trying Continue Reading
By Shae Hansen In our world today there are many unnatural things we put in our bodies and many harmful effects we get as a result. It’s no wonder that so many people are seeking out natural alternatives for many things. In this post, I will be talking about natural ways that I use Continue Reading
By Wendy K Williamson Despite having lived with bipolar disorder for over twenty years, it wasn’t until my current psychiatrist and psychologist incorporated regular dialogues about sleep that I finally tuned in. My psychologist reminded me at many appointments that sleep was the other half of my bipolar medication. And Continue Reading
By Sara-Jane Morphew I am an introvert, and I really don’t mind. It is what I am. Although it has taken me a while to get to this realisation. I like sitting in silence; some of my best friends are the ones who are happy to just sit and watch Continue Reading
By Tina Blacksmith I’ve always been scared to leave my comfort zone. I usually don’t try new things if they make me uncomfortable. It makes me so nervous. I get nauseous. I’ll Never Ride It I had thought of getting a bicycle but I always said “I’ll never ride it.” Continue Reading