We all know that work can be both fulfilling or completely stressful, sometimes at the same time! In reality, as much as we all groan...

As part of mental health day 2018 I delivered a presentation about my journey with mental illness and what 'mental health' is to a group...

Last week I felt the familiar experience of a crisis preparing to pounce on my vulnerable body and mind. The swelling of anxiety,...

I have never really lost anyone. I have never been to a funeral or lain flowers at a grave. I am very lucky to have lived 21 years...

Recently, I have been having to delve quite deeply into my past. With help from my therapist, I have been peering into the nooks and...

!TRIGGER WARNING! do not read this if you are feeling vulnerable, are easily triggered and/or are currently suffering with obsessive...

I have always been an animal person. Up until the age of 6 we lived in a city and so couldn't have any pets. But every school holiday...

(Trigger warning) In my activism and public speaking I talk about my experiences of accessing mental health services, inevitably this...

During a recent exploration of my computer files I stumbled upon and file named 'ramblings', intrigued I opened the file and discovered a...

*potential trigger warning* mention of ED behaviours Please do not read if you are feeling particularly vulnerable, or if you feel like...

As some may notice, I haven't written a blog post in about a year. There is good reason for this: I started college last September to...

So I did it! I managed to not only survive, but to experience and enjoy travelling to it's full extent (low points included). To many...

Even the Dalai Lama once said "Sleep is the best meditation". On Maslow's Hierachy of Needs Sleep is at the bottom of the triangle, the...

I don't fit any stereotypes, I am not the non-verbal low functioning boy that rocks back and forth in the corner of the room. In fact the...

TRIGGER WARNING Eating Disorder Awareness week is upon us, and like many other mental illnesses eating disorders are cloaked by a thick...

As a result of Time to Talk day (Thursday 4th of February 2016) I have been thinking about Stigma. For those of us who have mental...

I have Autism – hopefully that’s pretty obvious from the title of this blog. But actually that isn’t particularly helpful to a lot of...

Since 14 years old I have had doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, nurses, Occupational therapists, dieticians, support...