This week has been National Suicide Prevention Week. If you or anyone that you know has been experiencing suicidal thoughts or hopelessness or suffering in any way, please reach out for help. Samaritans Hours: Available 24 hours. Call 116 123 https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/suicide/ https://www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/contact-samaritan/ For Suicide Prevention Week, I wanted to talk about how we as a society… Continue reading National Suicide Prevention Week: What Do You Think About Suicide?
Category: Mental Health
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Self-Doubt: The Unreliable Narrator
This post is inspired by a video I watched the other morning which I adored. Please watch it to get more of a creative idea of this concept that I wanted to explore further. Self doubt...what a bitch! It holds us back in life and yet, it's not even real! It's not even based on… Continue reading Self-Doubt: The Unreliable Narrator
100 Little Things to Be Happy About
This list started off as 50, then 75, then 100! I'm sorry, I just love lists so much!It can be so easy to slip into complaining or worrying about things not being the way we want them to be. But every day, there are hundreds of little blessings being sent our way which we are… Continue reading 100 Little Things to Be Happy About
How to fight toxic productivity and perfectionism
I am someone who feels better about myself when I have a productive day, week, or month. When I get a lot done. This sense of achievement is what makes me feel good about myself.But this isn't good.There is a difference between productivity and toxic productivity. Between aiming for your best and perfectionism. What is toxic… Continue reading How to fight toxic productivity and perfectionism
Race and Self-Worth: Why It’s Important to Find People Who Look Like You
Answer this question: How would you feel if you never saw anyone like you succeed? If you never saw anyone who looked like you doing what you want to do with your life? Yeah, a lot of people face this daily. They don't see people who look like them doing impressive things...not nearly enough, anyway.… Continue reading Race and Self-Worth: Why It’s Important to Find People Who Look Like You
Practice and Presence
I was watching a YouTube video earlier and this phrase was said at the end: "anything can be accomplished with practice and presence." And it struck a cord with me because isn't that just so true? But the problem is, most of us aren't present in the here and now, and we aren't willing to… Continue reading Practice and Presence
Fluctuations in Mood and Motivation (podcast)
We all experience fluctuations in our moods and our motivations, where one minute we feel good and productive, and the next we can't bring ourselves to do anything. I've felt high highs and low lows lately, feeling like I'm on a rollercoaster that I can't get off. Today, I'm discussing why our moods and motivation… Continue reading Fluctuations in Mood and Motivation (podcast)
Feeling Safe: What Makes a Good Relationship (not just romantic)
Aside from feeling physically safe, which we all should feel in relationships, I wanted to explore some other ways that we should feel safe with our closest connections. This is what a healthy relationship looks like between two people: they both should feel safe to... Safe to be your true self Firstly, you should not… Continue reading Feeling Safe: What Makes a Good Relationship (not just romantic)
How to Take Taking Care of Yourself Seriously
We’re all different with different needs and different ways of going after things that are important to us. But for many of us, taking care of ourselves is something we want (hopefully that’s all of us!) but we don’t take it seriously enough. First things first I'm writing this as a 25-year-old, diagnosed with social… Continue reading How to Take Taking Care of Yourself Seriously
My love letter to food: from a recovered “fussy eater”
I say "recovered" in this title not for whimsy or to make fun of people who recover from real illnesses or specific eating disorders. I use this word because I do literally feel like I've recovered. Like I went through a time of toxicity; that hurt me and held me back. In that time, I… Continue reading My love letter to food: from a recovered “fussy eater”
