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A fight worth winning.
Don’t give up the fight for happiness. You are so worth it. Don’t accept the hard times. Fight for better days.
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Why I started my blog – Mental Health is not an excuse.
I have been reflecting a lot over the last few weeks on why I started my blogging about mental health. Absolutely one of the triggers for me was my experience last year, following the diagnosis of PTSD and the response I had from people when I “came out” about my illness. But let’s face it…
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Poem – Unsocial Media
I scroll, I flick, I switch I stare. I look for the answers, But your not there. I can not find, for what I search. The satisfaction, left unheard. And yet I repeat, the same dam steps. Motions engraved,in a dance of regret. What will it take to break free? To find the thing that…
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First Live Talk on Mental Health
I was invited by an amazing coach to talk on his live Facebook stream about mental health. We touched on my journey and experiences with mental health, my self care techniques, tools for surviving lockdown and why I started a Vlog and blog on mental health. I was over overwhelmed by some of the questions…
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Living with someone struggling with Mental Health.
This is a tricky one to write as it is a time of my life I don’t like spending time reflecting on too much. However my wonderful husband has asked me to write it as he feels it is an important angle to Mental Health. As you will come to learn I have had many…
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Poem – Burn
The moment that it hit me.The shock of burning pain.The spilt second of panicked thoughts.The tears that feel like rain. The torture of administering,your untrained botched first aid.The sense of utter deficit,at failing to be brave. The minutes of that treatment,that felt they’d last for days.The long nights, trying just to sleep,the outlook feeling grave.…
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Unexpected Diagnosis – Courage of asking for help.
At the start of last year I was preparing for my daughters 10th birthday. Life was good. Overall I was really happy. I had my routines, my work, my wonderful home and most importantly friends and family around me that bought so much love into my life. It was a Friday and I had been…
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Discrimination – Poem
What do you see? What do you see when you look at me?How do your eyes judge?If I could write the narrative,would your version budge? Are the filters you have place,Limiting your view?Can you see me clearlyOr is what you see untrue? What will your dialogue dictate?What expectations have you set?The limits you have placed…
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Discrimination
As always reflecting on the world around me and one of the awful headlines regularly raised at the moment is about discrimination and the very real and negative impact. I have no idea the amount of pain people are suffering from losing loved ones right now or the level of fear some people face from…
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Self Doubt
So I had my first experience of a troll. A comment on one of my Vlog videos that suggested it was a load of hot air and as useful as the advice that passing wind reduces your risk of a load of nasty illnesses. I had done a lot of mental prep before starting this…
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