mental health

  • things you might not think are anxiety

    Hello, I’ve not written a post for a week or two and for someone who attempts to maintain a two-post-a-week schedule, it’s not what I was hoping for. I thought I was run down from work, a bit uninspired and… Continue reading

    things you might not think are anxiety
  • anxious body, absent mind

    Hello, There’s no shortage of people talking about mental health at the moment, especially with the mental strain the pandemic has put on everyone. We’re at a point where Mental Health Awareness isn’t important anymore – everyone’s aware – mental… Continue reading

    anxious body, absent mind
  • trying to feel more present

    Hello! Something I’m finding a bit difficult at the moment is feeling present in the moment – I appear to have blinked and it’s May! I sometimes genuinely forget it’s 2021. But it’s things like being thrilled it’s the weekend… Continue reading

    trying to feel more present
  • I’m taking a break from YouTube

    Hello, Since I started my job back in January, I’ve managed to keep up blogging – I find words come naturally to me and I love typing away a couple of times a week (even if I don’t always post… Continue reading

    I’m taking a break from YouTube
  • choosing relaxing over ‘productivity’

    Hello! I am someone who very much values herself over how much I get done – a ‘good’ day is one when I’ve ticked off everything on my to do list, a ‘great’ day is when I’ve started on the… Continue reading

    choosing relaxing over ‘productivity’
  • losing my sense of style + my body positivity

    Hello! I’ve never been a person who’s confident in their body – as someone who spent their childhood and teenage years prancing round a dance studio in leotards surrounded by stick thin ballerinas feeling inadequate because I had a lil… Continue reading

    losing my sense of style + my body positivity
  • handling anxiety when working from home

    Hello! There are so many stereotypes about anxiety but like any other mental illness, everyone experiences symptoms differently. Not everyone’s anxiety is a racing heart and shaking hands. Not everybody’s anxiety is feeling stuck in bed and not getting dressed. It… Continue reading

    handling anxiety when working from home
  • self care tips for when getting out of bed is hard

    Hello! I’m not qualified to give advice on mental health, but I have been living with a mental health condition that has been somewhat deteriorating as the pandemic goes on, so I thought I’d collate a list of tips and… Continue reading

    self care tips for when getting out of bed is hard
  • New Year, No Plan

    Hello, Like many of us at this time of year, December often gets my thinking about setting goals for the next year – call them New Years Resolutions, 2021 goals or anything else, a lot of people really like the… Continue reading

    New Year, No Plan
  • December Goals

    Hello! Somehow we’re on the last month of the year, even though many of us are still mentally stuck in March! This year really has been a whirlwind hasn’t it? If you’d told anyone last year we’d spend half the… Continue reading

    December Goals