I've gained weight. I would hazard a guess that most people don't want to gain weight, but when you're recovering…

I don't know if my official mental health diagnosis is bipolar II - or not. There appears to be no…

It bothers me when I don't write in my blog. Not because I think my writing is doing anyone a…

Life is filled with moments where we hope. And where we dream. I have learned to be wary of hope…

Navigating a lifetime of depression is like being an avid bushwalker and mountain climber. For years on end the scenery…

I don't know where it comes from as I listened to it prattling away for half a century and it's…

I’ve known a lot of homes. An endless cascade of houses where I lay my head and unpacked my bags.…

The universal human need to be needed. The basic human rights of love, care and acceptance. The intimacy of belonging…

When life falls apart, and everything shatters into a million pieces, and you’re not the...

It seems like I'm always someone else - or pieces of other people put together. Somehow it's always easier to…

It may not seem like it, but I’ve been working hard on my blog- just...

Decades of maladaptive coping mechanisms crashed down around my ears, and the words severe depression and chronic anxiety were bandied…

After spending three years working on mental health improvement, it really is very galling to...

It's 35 days since I touched down on terra firma. Jet lag's done and dusted, the big adventure receding into…

There are moments - hours, days - when I feel overwhelmed with anxiety. Not nervousness. Not stress. Not worry. Not…