Broken Referral
It has been a busy year. Elijah will be one year old in a couple of weeks and since he was born we have…
High Functioning
Many people we encounter day to day do not fulfil the imagined role that people with mental health problems are thought to have. They…
Cry for Help
I have had depression and anxiety for a long time. My whole adult life I have been living with these illnesses with increasing ease….
All change
I haven’t blogged in while. It’s been a bit of a busy time, what with having a baby and trying to finish my book…
I sat there…
I’ve sat in some difficult places in my life: doctor’s offices, gambling costs of tests being worth the debt if they brought answers to…
Falling Upwards
A good friend of mine recently introduced me to Father Richard Rohr’s description of the Christian life as “falling upward”. My own fall began…
The depths of joy and suffering
John 10:10 ‘I came that they may have life and have it abundantly’ Living life to its fullest sounds great. Amazing in fact. I…
Dependency
There is something incredibly humbling about finding yourself largely dependent on another person to get by in life. It is something which, if you…
The Church
There is a bit of a rant that has been building in my head for a while. Something that irritates me, but that I…