RELAPSE
Living with mental illness is a shit. Whether that illness comes from nature or nurture is neither here nor there.…
SHAME
I feel ashamed. I always feel ashamed. Of something or other. I have come to the realisation that not everybody…
DIET CULTURE
Diet culture espouses thinness as a ticket to beauty and happiness. As someone who has lived in almost every sized…
A FRESH START
I have to say, 2021 was kind to me. While 01 January is just an arbitrary date nevertheless, we wrap…
MERRY CHRISTMAS
These past few months I have felt so exceptionally well. I am not sure if this is just a natural…
IT’S A HAPPENING THING
I wrote a book. You've probably heard me banging on about it over the past few months. Years even. But…
STABILITY
My mood has become extremely stable in recent months, which is apparently an aim of recovery in bipolar II disorder.…
IT’S GOOD NEWS DAY!
You know how bad news comes in runs of three? That's my superstition at any rate... Well apparently good news…
RETAIL THERAPY
Today I bought new clothes. It might sound like a frivolous way to spend a Thursday afternoon, but for me,…
IT’S A CATASTROPHE!
People, let me assure you, I am an A Grade catastrophiser. I have it down to a fine art. Not…
ONE FOOT FORWARD
I'm taking one foot forward - literally and metaphorically. At the end of September, I saw an advertisement by the…
IT’S IN THE PIPELINE
If you've known me for more than about five minutes, then you probably know I've written a book. It's been…
THE INS & THE OUTS
I am going to go out on a limb and suggest that most people fit into one of the two…
WORLD SUICIDE PREVENTION DAY
It’s World Suicide Prevention Day. A very good day to talk about suicide. On 02...
DIET CULTURE
I follow a lot of eating disorder recovery accounts on Instagram and there's much talk about diet culture. We live…