My Symptoms Of Depression
had some really bad Seasonal Depression through the end of 2019. From October until around the start of January I was pretty stuck in a rut and couldn’t get my brain working. Its hard to describe sometimes how a Depression can affect you, and even harder to do it while in that state! So I decided to jot down some of the symptoms I was having, and how they affect me…
Parenting with an Eating Disorder - Lionminded Survey
If you have (or had) an Eating Disorder, please fill in this survey to help me gather some information to help write my next “Parenting With…” guide.
Heads Above The Waves - Spotlight
We will be carrying Heads Above The Waves donation boxes at our Mental Health Mornings for the coming months. Have a read about HATW and the amazing work they do!
Starting The Conversation #4 | Pixie Dean AKA Under The Pines
This week I am talking to Pixie Dean (who is launching a very exciting new Clothing Brand called Under The Pines in the coming weeks) about how she handles life, motherhood and business while living with BPD. Continue to read down below!
ANNOUNCEMENT - Colouring Book - Free Page
Its #ColouringBookDay so when will there be a better time to announce that we are creating our very own Mental Health positive Colouring Book with Under The Pines. You can also get a free page!
25 Ways To Describe Depression
On a recent Lionminded Survey I asked 25 people to describe how depression feels to somebody that has never experienced it. These are the honest, creative and relatable results.
The Effects of Parenting on Mental Health
Your Mental Health can take a huge dip from the stresses of Parenting, here is a look at the different ways it can affect your MH and some ways to combat it.
Starting The Conversation #3 | Joel Davies
Its Mental Health Awareness Week, and I have wanted to do something a little different for this weeks post. So to do something different for this week, i interviewed MYSELF.
How Mindfulness saved my life ...and why I hate that word.
Mindfulness. One of the biggest buzz words within the world of Mental Health.
Starting The Conversation #2 | Kristian Davison aka The Fox Workshop
#StartingTheConversation This week we have Kristian who is here to talk about his battles with Depression and Anxiety, as well as tell us about his brand new Vegan Friendly Candle Line! Enjoy!
Heavy Mental - Podcast Recommendation
Theres a new podcast in town: Heavy Mental. And It. Is. Fantastic.
Start The Conversation | #1 – Hannah Rees
The first edition of Starting The Conversation kicks off with my good friend Hannah as she tells us about how she’s managed to balance her mental health, with being a parent.
What is available for Mental Health in the UK?
Its National Mental Health Awareness Week! So today i want to focus on what is available to us in the UK to help deal with Mental Health issues. Some of these may seem obvious, but there may be some things in this list that you may not know about!
My Somewhere
I recently saw a campaign started by Mind that focuses on finding your ‘Somewhere‘. This is the place that you visit to relax or calm down – somewhere that helps you get grounded.
The Curse Of July 12th
When you talk to people about depression its hard to really get those feelings into words. It’s hard to tell someone who you no longer care about being alive without it sounding like you are suicidal. I was not suicidal. I had just let something fester for so long that it had grown without me knowing.