As a senior executive, I see the reality of corporate attitudes towards mental illness. Bias, ignorance, fear and brutality.
Break the Silence of Stigma Around Society’s Negative Beliefs
When my psychiatrist diagnosed me at a tender age, he cried. He knew I was damned, written off, and would incur the wrath of society.
9 Reasons Mothers Don’t Speak About Postpartum Depression
In our dreams of becoming mothers, we pictured it blissful and beautiful. We imagined sitting in a rocking chair, singing lullabies to a sleepy, happy baby.
Why we have to speak out to change perceptions around mental health
I believe that it is important to share our stories of mental health illnesses. This is how we will change perceptions around mental health.
My life with borderline personality disorder – BPD
to anyone reading this today, if you know anyone that has this diagnosis, please be gentle with us because we are very rarely gentle with ourselves.
When self-harm returned
The one thing that came into my mind, the only thing I knew was guaranteed to stop the feelings, was in the kitchen drawer.
I thought I was getting better
Why can’t I tell my friends that things have turned bad again? Why can’t I tell them the suicidal thoughts have returned?
Change the Language to Change the Conversation – The Power of Speech
You need support – your son has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. But the neighbours gossip in whispers and hushed tones. They won’t even talk to you.
Things that I get mad about! Too much stigma about mental illness
I suffer with Borderline Personality Disorder, anxiety, and depression. It annoys me when people say they’re ‘depressed’ because they’re having a bad day!
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.
*TW* In Retrospect
College triggers a lot of underlying issues, which tend not to surface until you’re too far into the rabbit hole to comprehend what’s happened.
The On/Off Switch In Borderline Personality Disorder
I could be having an ‘Okay’ day, everything plodding along nicely, then I suddenly turn into Demon Woman! The Switch in Borderline Personality Disorder.