If you are suffering, please reach out. You are not alone, and you will find help. These are only feelings and they will pass. Hang in there…
High Days and Holidays – The Enormity of my Grief
High days and holidays are even more difficult than the ordinary days. His absence is more apparent and the enormity of my grief is even more intense.
Missing Out
It’s hard to accept, but having chronic mental ill-health and taking medication every day has a significant impact on what I’m physically able to do.
Time continues to be a conundrum
I suddenly caught the smell of Conor’s aftershave, and thought “Oh I wonder if that was you?” Then I found another small white feather.
5 Things I’ve learnt about being an empath
You feel absolutely everything! If someone is happy and overjoyed, you will get giddy and excited too. But you also feel the pain of others’ trauma.
From suicidal to suicide prevention – Sharing my story
The thick cloud of depression completely enveloped my life, and my light went out. But I rebuilt my life, and I’m sharing my story to give others hope.
Shades of Grey: Coping with Grief and Mental Health
The loss of a loved one is an extremely private and emotional ordeal. Coping with grief and mental health at once is even more complex.
Constant Replay – The loved ones left behind
Burying grief does not work. Over time, like a weed growing up through concrete, those emotions will emerge and demand to be accepted.
The power of love – I will feel again
In moments of darkness, where I feel nothing at all, I will feel again. That’s the power of love. You can’t love when you’re dead.
Missing You is the Hardest Part
Too many young people, like my son, are unable to access appropriate support services at early critical points. Missing him is the hardest part.
Mental Health Matters
Mental health matters, and I refuse to accept society’s norm of turning away because of fear and ignorance. There is no excuse.
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.