With it being Mental Health Awareness week I thought it was a good time to finally take the plunge and say something I should have said to you decades ago…. I’m sorry. I appreciate that sorry doesn’t really cut it when it comes to all I have done, but it’s all I’ve got, even after…
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’ve had counselling pretty much my whole adult life. I am a huge advocate for therapy of any kind, and genuinely believe that I would not be the person I am. today without that support, guidance, and vital coping strategies I have learned along the way. Therapy…
I’m struggling with social media right now, in the same way that I do every January. I’m sick of seeing the word diet everywhere I look, of opening a magazine and seeing the latest celeb “flaunting” a 30lb weight loss, of turning on the TV and watching another segment on how to lose a stone…
Over the last twenty years, I have seen countless therapists, counsellors, psychiatrists and psychologists, and I have taken something from every single one of those appointments, good and bad. Sometimes I have come away feeling more positive, other times more negative, and yet they all impacted on my life in some way, and looking back…
I have shared countless times before how, from a young age, I have struggled with my mental health. It wasn’t until the age of 18 when it manifested into something which was no longer within my control and over the following decade I found myself in a very low place, battling a whole range of…
Did you know that 1 in 5 women develop mental health problems during pregnancy? This week Tommy’s, a charity very close to my heart, has launched the Big Give campaign where they are fundraising to create an online tool to help all pregnant women manage their mental wellbeing. With information, advice and features to help…