Life has been pretty eventful recently…

Life has been pretty eventful recently, there is a lot going on for my family, as a unit and as individuals and sometimes it all piles up and takes all our energy and focus. It dawned on me this evening that not only have I not written a blog post for a little while, I […]

Remove Toxic Positivity – Teach Kids How to Maintain Their Mental Health

None of us could ever have predicted the course of life the last two years. It has been a huge wakeup call for many but sadly, not in the way it should have been. It’s been a time where resilience has been called upon more times than anyone ever imagined, especially for the younger generation […]

‘Love on the Spectrum’ on Netflix is a Mental Health Marvel

A little Insight This week my mental health has taken a turn for the worse. This has been for a lot of different reasons, some of which are: Financial stress Stress over school issues for my youngest son ‘Auntie Flo’ kicked my ass last week and has left me running on empty, no pun intended […]

Post Pandemic Parenting Anxiety – Yes, it is most definitely a ‘thing’.

Here is what I wanted to be when I was younger: A veterinarian. This dream was dashed during second year of high school and I chose to go to my local vet practice for work experience. I dropped like a sack of potatoes at the sights in the operating theatre. April O’Neil from the original cartoon, […]

Be Your Own Reason To Smile: HOW TO EASE THE HEARTBREAKING TEEN YEARS.

“Always remember, the future comes one day at a time.” Christmas is well and truly over, we’re deep into the 119th day of January and the supermarkets and online stores are now pushing to remind us that Valentines’ Day is coming up. Thanks to my scrolling on Thortful to get my Husband our usual sarcastic and bantering ways […]

Miscarriage: It’s Not Just A Statistic, It’s Me.

Part of the Sisterhood Series. “I will always wonder who you would have been.” Before I begin this topic, I would like to once again state that although this is part of the “Sisterhood Series”, I am more than aware how much this topic can affect everyone involved in pregnancy loss. This is a topic […]

More Than A Body; Exploring Body Neutrality

Part of the Sisterhood Series “Your body is an instrument, not an ornament.” Ariane Machin Welcome to the first part in the “Sisterhood Series” where I aim to take on some pretty prominent problems, some that are still consider quite taboo, that occur for women on a daily basis in life and explore them. Before […]

It’s Okay to not be Okay. Just Don’t Give Up.

“And if today, all you did was hold yourself together, I’m proud of you.” Thank you for joining me for my series of posts to raise awareness and explore all aspects of mental health for Mental Health Month. ‘Mental Health’ is a term we use a lot these days. Sometimes it is thrown around without […]

Don’t Let Your Mind Bully Your Body

“Guilt and stress do more damage to your body than a slice of chocolate cake ever will…” May is Mental Health Month and this is my fourth post in this series regarding all different aspects of mental health. We all have mental health to take care of and there are so many things can affect […]

Neurodiverse; it means different not less.

“If you’ve met one individual with autism; you’ve met one individual with autism.” May is Mental Health Month and as an avid support of talking about mental health and stopping the stigma that has been related to it for far too long, I have decided to do a series of blog posts exploring all aspects […]

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