Finding Closure and Seeking Answers

I know I haven’t used my blog site for quite some time, and if I’m honest, I tend to favour my podcast nowadays, as it somehow gives me more freedom to speak about my thoughts and feelings. However, the following post seemed too raw and unfathomably difficult to talk so openly about on a podcast […]

Taking a Break – Why Limiting Social Media and the News Protects My Mental Health

Good Evening! Apologies for my absence, but I’m sure the title of tonight’s post provides some reasons why. Aside from that, I have just been really busy! Thankfully I’m on some summer leave now to rest and recuperate. So with a lot of demands on my time: work, uni stuff, family and all the other […]

A letter to M.

⚠️TRIGGER WARNING⚠️ The following post will be talking about suicide, reader discretion is advised before continuing. Keep talking 💜💚 There is a local beauty spot near where I live and unfortunately it has been a site for a number of suicides over the years. Last summer saw one young man lose his life. It always […]

Keeping the Balance: Juggling too many things?

Hello! Sorry it has been a WHILE since I last blogged – life has been a bit hectic! Six months ago, I made the brave (or crazy!) decision to undertake a postgraduate module with my local university. I started three weeks ago. It’s a part-time three month (INTENSE!) course, which will (hopefully!) help my current […]

Intrusive Thinking: Has the Flare Awoken My OCD?

**TRIGGER WARNING** The following post talks about OCD, Intrusive thoughts and ritualistic behaviours. Proceed with caution or avoid if any of the above affects you – UCM xx Today was a milestone day for me. Today I took my last dose of Budesonide, thus completing what felt like a long road to remission for this […]

Coronavirus: The Global Pandemic One Year On

With the one year mark looming just around the corner, I felt it was important to look at how much our world has changed in the last twelve months. This time last year saw mass panic in our towns and cities in the UK. Supermarket shelves stripped bare, our schools closed and our retail and […]

New Podcast!

I have been thinking about it for some time, but now I have finally set up my own Podcast on Anchor! I don’t particularly like the sound of my own voice, but I thought it would be another string to my bow if I branched out into the podcasting community too. My first segment is […]