You probably won’t have come across me before, so allow me to tell you a little bit about myself and how it is that I happen to be here blogging about mental health. About 14 years ago, I experienced a couple of quite severe “...
27th May 2011
I spend a lot of time raising awareness of natural approaches to emotional wellbeing and mental health. As a result, people often conclude or assume that I am totally anti medication. This isn’t strictly true however. So in order to set the...
3rd June 2011
Much of the focus in many therapies, behavioral and otherwise, is on retraining the brain.  It seems like a simple concept but it takes hard work and dedication.  My therapist has our group take time EVERY SINGLE HOUR to work...
9th June 2011
Today I'm going to tell you a story! It's a bit of an experiment for me. I don't usually write like this - so I hope it's okay!! Once upon a time there was this sheep. Let's call her .... errm... Tanya.  Tanya ...
17th June 2011
When the World says, "Give up!"   Hope whispers, "Try one more time!"  ~ Anon Hope has played such an enormous role in my life journey.  My darkest days all have one thing in common - they all lack hope. Hope...
6th July 2011
Stopping fear getting a hold So the other evening I was sat in traffic for hours. This would for many years have created a huge amount of anxiety in me. However, I have learned that if I distract myself, tell myself that 'traffic can not...
13th July 2011
The following report came out on the Guardian website Monday, outlining how the ONS propose to measure well-being and happiness following the new governments call to measure well-being as well as GDP. So, How Do You Measure Wellbeing & Happiness...
27th July 2011
If you long to find a way to lift your spirits, to get in touch with your inner sanctuary and find your real destiny, then read on. Take a morning or evening, or a day at the weekend to try these ways of making your inner star sparkle. You will be...
16th August 2012
I advocate replacing birthdays with wisedays. Why the devil not? They do in some cultures, so why not here? I’m grumpy about the way getting older is frowned upon; making wrinkles even more firmly entrenched, by the brainwashing media....
5th March 2013
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