The Difficulty of Loving an Alcoholic Parent
TRIGGER WARNING – Contains themes around alcohol use disorder, being the child of an alcoholic, and berevement. If you have been affected by this blog…
Mel’s Warrior Story – Anorexia, my story.
Trigger Warning: Contains themes around eating disorder, bullying, panic attacks, bereavement, PTSD, and miscarriage. Which some readers may find distressing, resources to the relevant support…
Mental Health Advocate Launches Charitable Clothing Brand
Mental Health advocate Aaron from “It’s Okay” talks to us about his inspiration for founding his clothing brand, where 10% of their profits are donated…
Women living in fear is not OK! A reaction from Liz Barette.
As I wrote this, I worried that it was all a bit obvious and had all been said already, but it’s important and the more voices that are heard the mo…
What happened to #bekind
The irony is remarkable really, almost a year on from the late Caroline Flack’s completed suicide and when the #bekind was trending, we now find our…
IWD2021; A Letter To My Daughter…
Today is international women’s day- a day of celebrating awesome, strong women.
New Year, Same Me…
Each year I, like millions of others, write a mental list of ways to make myself a better human.
Tips for surviving Christmas!
Christmas is a wonderful time of year, but we all know it can bring with it some stresses and strains. To help you avoid the overwhelm I have put toge…
Emma’s Warrior Story – Imposter Syndrome
Emma talks to us about her own story of struggles within her professional life and the effects of imposter syndrome and how she came through it to bec…
Lockdown. Again.
Just when we thought things were settling down and we were getting used to the “new normal” things change. Again. And just like that, it’s back …