followingflamingosDec 10, 20203 minFinding my voiceI’m just going to start writing today and see what happens. I have been going through a bad period with my mental health, feeling anxious...
followingflamingosJun 23, 20204 minThree things that (often seem impossible but actually) help me manage my mental healthMore days than not, I experience low mood, excessive worry and difficult intrusive thoughts. My illness (some kind of combo of anxiety & ...
followingflamingosFeb 6, 20202 minSometimes we need to talk and that’s ok. And sometimes we don’t, and that's ok too. I have anxiety, depression and pure OCD. On my bad days, they have me. TMI?! As a Time to Change Champion and a media volunteer for the c...
followingflamingosFeb 6, 20201 minPoem: It's Time to ChangeI am so pleased that this poem I wrote after volunteering at my local football club for Time to Change last year is going to be shared wi...
followingflamingosDec 24, 20192 minI'm still standing (better than I ever did)Well, good morning campers. I hope the Christmas season is treating you well. Just a quick update from me. I am in fact still standing. R...
followingflamingosDec 10, 20194 minHave I given up? Should I? Somehow, I find myself without a therapist, without my studies and at a loss as to what happens next. Without someone professional whom I...
followingflamingosJul 10, 20194 minStrengths in Anxiety Part 1 This blog was first featured on www.thepositivepsychologypeople.com When I first heard about Positive Psychology and character strengths ...
followingflamingosJul 9, 20193 min365 - 52 - 12 - 1A few days ago I was doubting that I had the words to express what reaching 365 days alcohol free (AF) meant to me. It has been such a pe...
followingflamingosMay 17, 20194 minBrainDump: One way ticketI need some motivation so I’m just going to try writing and see where it takes me this morning. I am about 70% through my latest assignme...
followingflamingosMay 10, 20193 minWhy I love a walk and talk (and you could too)Lets get one thing straight. I am more of an indoors girl, than an outdoors girl. I am not a hiker, a biker neither do I camp. My idea of...
followingflamingosFeb 25, 20193 minToday is gonna be the day...I just want to write to capture what I am feeling today...in case it changes. Read on... I've just got back from a half term holiday, in ...
followingflamingosOct 10, 20182 min#MentalHealthAwarenessEverydayRemember a while back I told you about my wellness strategies involving social media? There are a proliferation of memes today, videos, s...
followingflamingosOct 5, 20184 minHello Little Me: An exercise in self-careYesterday I put together a kind of psychological first aid kit (pictured below) on the advice of my therapist. Partly because I can now s...
followingflamingosOct 1, 20183 minWhat's in a name?I spotted a good article today which also made me angry. Can you guess what I didn't like about it? mad. Check it out here: I do wonder ...
followingflamingosSep 26, 20182 minSocial Media for Well-being: Hide and seek (Tip 5)Have a reshuffle and place all social media app away from your devices home page. This one really works quickly. When I first did this i...
followingflamingosSep 22, 20182 minThis might make me unpopular but...I love an unfollow (Social Media Tip 4)It seems a no brainer to me now, when I sign up to follow a friend, a company, a group or a page….I often turn off notifications straight...
followingflamingosSep 21, 20182 minSurely social media doesn’t need to be another source of stress in life? (Social Media Tip 3 again!)Checking in with yourself every now and then about - does your online self feel like your real self? By definition online networks grow ...
followingflamingosSep 19, 20184 minRethink Mental Illness keeps the conversation goingI was pleased and proud to be invited to attend an event hosted by the charity Rethink Mental Illness at their head office last night and...
followingflamingosSep 5, 20181 minSocial Media Tip 3: Turn down the volumeWhen we take responsibility for who we interact with and what we are drawn into online we automatically become more discerning about how w...
followingflamingosAug 29, 20181 minWhat does being online mean to you? (Social Media Tip 2)One idea for making your social media space less stressful is to ask yourself what does it add to your (offline) life. When you reach for...