The H Bomb
This week saw International Happiness Day, cue the rush of people writing a tie in blog post. Normally I ignore these but I was drawn to the one written by …
Ability + Compassion
So that’s it then, 7 days of pretty detailed and involving training are completed. All that remains is to carry out a couple of courses and then the stabilisers are …
T Day
Next week something big is happening in the world of Mental Health. Thursday the 6th of February is Time to Talk Day Normally you’d expect me to dive in & …
Helpful Resources
Not to put too fine a point on it I’m an expert. I’ve got 20 plus years of experience. It’s a hard won knowledge. Except my understanding is very narrow, …
Credibility
“and in our daily living. we live together, connected with the people around us. They occupy our thoughts and inform our feelings, and we speak their words through our lips. …
Bottled
I’m struggling to write for the blog these days. Hell, I’m struggling to write at all. Each week after therapy I diligently try to write a journal. Some weeks it …
Maybe there’s a road
Tomorrow morning, I won’t be taking a tablet for my mental health. That’s the first time I can say that in about a year. True, on Wednesday I will be …
A face for radio
In the last few years I’ve done a variety of things for Mind, attended focus groups, done a charity cycle ride and even organized my own awareness event for HR …
Advocacy
I’ll be honest, I didn’t know what to expect yesterday at Parliament. The invitation seemed like it was a meet and greet and I’d been invited along as a supporter …
This time it’s personal
It’s 0430, I’m awake. Last time I looked at the clock it was 0105 so a comparatively successful nights sleep. Fitting perhaps that it’s World Mental Health Day (#WMHD). In years …