Handle With Care
Let me introduce you to a wonderful Tweeter I came across; Just a Girl. She is an amazing woman, and I’m sure on reading her story, you will also agree. Just a Girl is a mental health campaigner, columnist, tiara wearing cat lady. She’s had a really difficult time in the past few years and she has chosen to share it with you in this blog. Continue reading to hear of her abusive relationship, her addiction, homelessness and where she’s at today.
The Trauma Of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Andy has written about the trauma of his obsessive compulsive disorder with grit and passion; explaining why he finds it difficult when people flippantly say ‘I’m a bit OCD’. Andy is a Media and Cultural Studies Graduate from Liverpool John Moores University, originally from Manchester. He loves writing, sports and the arts and is passionate about mental health awareness; especially concerning male mental health.
Family Crest Activity
This is a fabulous activity to do with the whole family or with individual children. With a little creativity, it can be a really useful tool, whatever your aim. I have explained how to use the tool and have given some examples of how I may use it too. Make sure you get information like this by signing up to my newsletter for parents and carers!
Is My Partner Emotionally Abusive?
If you’re concerned that your relationship, or that of a loved one, is emotionally abusive, in this blog I share some of the content I wrote for Teen Vogue; using my 12 years experience of supporting women and children survivors of domestic abuse.
The Right To Be Me
Stella Eden, survivor of domestic abuse and author, shares the last page of her book in hope that it helps other women in similar situations, the find the courage to change their lives too.
Video - Anorexia Awareness Interview
Raising awareness for Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Hope & Hannah talk about the blogs they wrote for my site, their similiar, yet different experiences of anorexia, the inner dialogue of eating disorders & recovery.
What Is Mental Health?
Avoiding the assumption that we all know what mental health is; this blog is to set the foundation for other blogs, such as what you can do to help and how to respond to children and adults. Complimenting my Facebook groups for parents & professional and teachers.
Restoring My Body, My Soul & Everything I Was
Hannah Brown, of aneartohear.co.uk, has used the anology of a house restoration to describe the complexity and size of recovery from anorexia. She describes the process she experienced from being exhausted to asking for help and building her restoration team.
Anorexia; Friend Or Foe?
Hope Virgo, Author, Mental Health Campaigner and Public Speaker has written this emotional and personal account of how her inner thoughts manifested during the beginning of her battle with anorexia. Created to raise awareness of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2018.
When Is The Right Time To Speak To Children About Mental Health?
This questions was asked when I did my talk at the Exhale Mental Health Showcase in January 2018; I don't think it's about the right time, more about creating the right opportunities.
National Wear Red Day
I'm jumping on the back of National Wear Red Day, which is about raising awareness of heart disease as the Number 1 killer in women, to show how attending to your mental health can decrease your risk of heart disease. If you don't prioritise your mental health, could this sway you?