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Looking After Your Mental Health in the New Year
Going into a brand new year can be equally as exciting and scary. Who knows what it may bring? Will it be good or bad? Will you experience anything life-changing this year? A new year …
Did I Achieve My 2016 Goals?
Whilst brain-storming blog post ideas for January the other day, I was reeling through all the genetic, “goals for 2017” type posts when I remembered that I wrote a “goals for 2016” post on 9th …
7 Things To Do To Get Your Day Off To a Better Start
We can’t help the way our days go sometimes… They occasionally end up epically shite and it’s completely out of our control. But it’s still always important to start the day right because ya never …
#WalkForWellbeing: The Benefits of Walking & Nature on Mental Health (& Giveaway!)
I am not here to repeat the utter tripe that started the whole #JustGoForAWalk frenzy on twitter a little while ago (if you don’t know what happened, basically someone said to the mental health community …
How Books and Book Blogging Saved Me
Warning: Very personal post coming up so if y’all not into that sorta thing then clear off. The other day (haha I say the other day but it was literally a month ago now) I …
My Experience With Samaritans
For those that don’t know, Samaritans are a free, UK 24 hour service which provide support for those struggling or in distress. There’s a lot of misconceptions about this charity, for example, that you have …
Tips for Getting Over Your Fear of Ringing People
As someone with anxiety and someone who used to be a lot more socially anxious than I am now, I know what it’s like to feel daunted and overwhelmed by the prospect of talking to …
Holidays To Go on To Beat Stress
We all can get stressed at some point in our lives. Going on holiday is a top way to combat stress. Just make sure it’s planned correctly otherwise, if it becomes stressful, you will miss …
Mental Health & Turkey Dinosaurs
I wouldn’t question you for being deeply confused by the title of this post. I can’t say it gives an awful lot away and you’re probably wondering what sort of weirdo loves turkey dinosaurs that …
How To Cope With Social Anxiety About Upcoming Events
When my Generalized Anxiety Disorder was at it’s worst, the thing I struggled with the most was social events. Any sort of upcoming event; whether it was a holiday, a day out, a party – …
Book Review: White Lies by Zoe Markham
Title: White Lies Author: Zoe Markham Format: eBook, NetGalley Rating: 4.5 Stars Links: Goodreads | Amazon UK Blurb: Everybody hurts For Abigail, a new school could be the fresh start she so desperately needs. With …
Battling the Anxiety Blues
It would appear that this year, I’m focusing on a lot more anxiety orientated posts that I ever have before. It’s something I have and it’s something I suffer with and have suffered with for …
What I’ve Learnt In the Past Few Months
It’s been a funny sorta few months. At the beginning of September, I turned 23 and with a birthday brings a lot of promise of new starts, new adventures, goals and things to work towards …
Mental Health Awareness: My Story
A few weeks ago saw in Mental Health Awareness week and the fact that we have to dedicate a whole week to it proves that we have a long way to go in ridding the stigmas …
Book Review: It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini
Title: It’s Kind of a Funny Story Author: Ned Vizzini Publisher: Hyperion Blurb: Ambitious New York City teenager Craig Gilner is determined to succeed at life – which means getting into the right high school …