Examining the Panic
byToday, we went to an aquarium and I found myself in a state of such physical panic as to be utterly unsettling. I was…
Mental health
Motherhood and Mental Health
byIn my drafts I have two blogs titled Maternal Mental Health week. One from 2018 and one from 2019. They remained drafts because honestly,…
Just don’t think about it
bySo, I have realised recently that my mental health over the past year seems to noticeably deteriorate after someone has asked me how I…
The System
bySo, I am going to jump back onto that old thing – the system for treating mental health. We all know (I hope!) that…
One year on…
byTime flies when you haven’t got a clue what you are doing. One year and 11 hours ago I was in a pool, in…
High Functioning
byMany 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
byI have had depression and anxiety for a long time. My whole adult life I have been living with these illnesses with increasing ease….
Falling Upwards
byA good friend of mine recently introduced me to Father Richard Rohr’s description of the Christian life as “falling upward”. My own fall began…