Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Elli We have been in Anglesey for about eight weeks now. It has been fantastic. I’m living in the present here. Stopping time…for a while As I write this I am outside, sitting at the table under the parasol. If I look up I can see the mountains of Snowdonia Continue Reading
By Shae Hansen I have to admit, most of my mornings are chaotic and are usually prone to an anxiety attack or two. I usually don’t think about my mornings until it actually is morning. I’m trying to make my mornings anxiety-free. My mornings became so bad and my anxiety Continue Reading
By Elli The storm that hit Liverpool a few weeks ago has left its mark. Just like my life, the storm of depression has taken its toll. However, it has shown me when it is okay to let your friends down. The tree that fell across our road has been Continue Reading
By Jonathan Reyes ‘Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s Continue Reading
By Shae Hansen Ever have those nights when you are so caught up in worrying about things in your life that sleep just doesn’t happen? I’ve had so many of those nights that I lost count about ten years ago. Anxiety doesn’t leave me alone, not even to get a Continue Reading
By Anonymous Boundaries. We’re all familiar with the word. But some of us hardly know what it even means or how to implement them into our daily lives. According to an article on Psych Central, there are six different types of boundaries. However, I’m going to talk about the type Continue Reading
By Tom Wavre Disturbed sleep patterns are the number 1 symptom of many conditions such as depression and anxiety. There is a vicious cycle whereby poor sleep can lead to developing or worsening depression, and having depression often leads to poor sleep. The link is clear but what can we do Continue Reading
By Shirley Davis Change is a part of life that none of us can escape. From the day we are born until the day we die, we will all face changes in our lives. Some of these transformations will be ones we will easily embrace, others not so much. To Continue Reading
By Shirley Davis Locus of control is a state of mind where we place our belief in how the outcomes of our lives internally or externally. Looking for someone else to make us happy is external locus of control, and a recipe for disaster. Looking inward for control over our Continue Reading
Depression can have many faces, but it seems that feeling angry, stressed and maybe anxious are just a few of them. This is especially true if you’re a man.
By Jonathan Reyes Divorce is like an atom bomb going off in a huge megatropolis that was your world. It blows away everything you once knew, destroys a lifestyle that you were used to. It wrecks relationships and families that you once had… Most of the tall breathtaking skyscrapers that Continue Reading
By Shae Hansen Emotional and physical isolation is something that is truly challenging for me. I often feel like I want to barricade myself in my house and not ever emerge. I don’t feel like talking to people, and I don’t feel like even being in the vicinity as others. Continue Reading