I wasn’t going to do anything public for the new year, but I felt I needed to write something down for myself. It seems strange to...

Last week I needed to kill some time before catching a train home one morning. I found a café to sit in and ordered coffee and breakfast....

To explain why this has come about; I work with a mental health care professional in a personal capacity. I conveyed to this person that...

Often seen as an elderly person’s hobby, gardening and it’s benefits to health can often be overlooked. With benefits to physical health,...

To explain why this has come about; I work with a mental health care professional in a personal capacity. I conveyed to this person that...

**I realise this may read as if I think more highly of myself than others, which I do not. I wrote this because I am frequently irked by...

Travel, for me personally, is an opportunity to learn more about the world. To see more than what I have already seen. To experience...

Between Channel 4’s Dispatches programme, Claudia Hammond’s radio 4 series ‘D for Diagnosis’ and my own personal work, the idea of...

Last week I wasn’t feeling good, I was experiencing dissociative episodes, strong and urgent suicidal thoughts and self-harm urges, my...

Last week I attended a fantastic event on the theme of art and mental health. It was like a breath of fresh air. I had an incredibly...

As you may be aware. This week is mental health awareness week with the topic of ‘body image’. Body image is how we think and feel about...

When we discuss the high staff turnover, lack of reliable support, and other issues within CAMHS services we often think about the...

For those who don't have any executive functioning difficulties or difference they may not even consider this key part of being human....

Roughly a year ago, a couple of weeks into meeting with a new therapist she asked me; “What did you enjoy as a child?” Without thought I...

*** I don't want this post to discourage anyone from seeking help. Please seek help from your doctor, A+E, Mental health team, helplines...

Can we all just agree one thing; we all have skin of various types, colours and imperfections? Why are we so ashamed of our skin, then?...

As some of you may be aware, today is 'galentine's day', a day to celebrate female friendships. Now I don't celebrate these holidays due...

Today I got my period. As usual it meant I could breathe a sigh of relief; the past week wasn't the start of a massive relapse, it was...

Yesterday I had the privilege to attend and run some workshops at a student psychiatry conference. As a public speaker attending...

*Trigger Warning* read with caution and care. Mention of suicide, self harm and eating disorder. I've been thinking recently that many...