anxiety · Depression · Health · Life · mental health · PND

It’s All In Your Head – #MHAWeek


...except for when it isn't. Sharing my experince of the physical symptoms of anxiety and depression for Mental Health Awareness Week.

Depression · Family · Life · PND · Pregnancy

Failure. And how I stopped being one.


Supposing you have tried and failed again and again.  You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call "failure" is not the falling down, but the staying down.  ~Mary Pickford Sometimes you read a quotation and think 'pretentious rubbish' and sometimes you read one and think 'that's it! Perfect.'… Continue reading Failure. And how I stopped being one.

PND

The Little Carole Heidi That Could


I was letting my dark clouds win. They were just getting thicker and I was getting worse. I was firm in the belief that I couldn't do...well...pretty much anything. But yesterday my Mum came round and helped me blitz the kitchen and today I am on a mission to at least get the front room… Continue reading The Little Carole Heidi That Could

PND · Poetry

Having A Bad Day


Close the curtains to shut out the light. Close your eyes to create endless night. Shut your ears to every sound. Shut your mind and go to ground.   That is today. That’s how I feel. I’m a hamster in an endless wheel. Feel like I can’t keep going.  But I’ve got to. My two… Continue reading Having A Bad Day