I write this blog post, not because I oppose the idea of self care. I am the biggest advocate of self care and you can find me either in a 7am yoga class or sat in my bedroom full of candle smoke. I believe self care is completely different for the individual, and everyone flourishes…
Gratitude
This post starts out seeming like an excerpt from a trainspotter's blog, then goes off on a bit of a tangent, then the point is made. What a rollercoaster. It's a long one but I'm sure you'll enjoy x Writing this from a Northern Rail train that doesn't resemble a baked bean can on wheels…
Change your routine & habits for a better lifestyle
One thing that I will always give myself credit for, is that I am the queen of quickly getting into a good routine and developing habits quite quickly. However, this also means that I'm very good at getting into bad routine and developing bad habits... The link between poor physical/mental health and poor routine/habits is…
Figuring out where you want to be
Two days ago, I turned 22; which doesn't feel like too much of a big deal to me - until I consider the fact that I am closer to age 30 than to age 13... For my birthday I went to London for 2 days. This is probably my 4th time in London, the first…
This time next year..
This time next year, I will achieve the following... I use the word "will", because I've learned that in order to make your intentions come true, you have to fully believe that it will happen. Rather than hoping or wanting my goals to happen, I have to tell myself that they will happen. Being specific…
Alcohol, Self Medication and Mental Health (Originally published 20th December 2019)
It’s safe to say that in the last 4 months I have been through what can only be described as a massive breakdown and completely losing myself. A series of events over summer lead to me feeling completely unstable, lost and grasping at any opportunity to find some purpose and validation. All of which is…
Why Change is Difficult (Originally posted 10th July 2019)
Understanding and accepting change is always something I have struggled with. I’m someone who is in the grey area between wanting a comfortable routine, yet also wanting to achieve new goals and experience new things. Being an extroverted person, I like the idea of being in a stimulating environment, I like to be kept on…
How to help someone with a mental illness – The Do’s and Don’t’s (Originally published 5th June 2018)
Some people are just annoyingly, frustratingly and enviably normal. We all know someone who seems to breeze through life, always positive and never phased by anything. Those individuals are often fortunate in the sense that they may never have to understand mental illness, and may sail through life oblivious to the brain demons. However blessed…
