***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post will talk about grief, family, mental health, chronic pain and the role of carers. Please only read on if you feel strong enough. For more information on organisations and charities that can support these issues, visit my mental health and suicide prevention support lines page, or my Get Support page forContinue reading “Sick of guilt – being the ‘cared for’”
Category Archives: care
Chronic Fallout – the impact of mental illness and disability on carers
Took me a while to write this one. Whenever we are poorly, however long our illness takes to mend (if it ever will), whatever the health problem is, the load is infinitely lightened with the support of those around us. This week a nurse said to me “We’re concerned about the amount your partner isContinue reading “Chronic Fallout – the impact of mental illness and disability on carers”
Writing competitions do better. Boo! And my selected flash fiction on Dementia. Yay! ♥
There is no question that the online writing community is getting bigger and with it, the quality of stories I’m up against in any competition is getting better. I’m not sure if I’ve become lazy, if i’m just distracted or maybe I’m not focusing, but my writing is NOT as successful as it was lastContinue reading “Writing competitions do better. Boo! And my selected flash fiction on Dementia. Yay! ♥”
Hats
You’re a wearing a hat. Yes, you. You’ve got a hat on right now, even if you don’t realise it, even if you don’t like hats. I imagine you in a deerstalker with the obligatory pipe too. And now you’re frowning, creating thick lines above your eyebrows as you wonder what the fu*k I’m onContinue reading “Hats”
Selected for Childrens Mental Health Week
It’s always a wonderful thing to have a successful Short Story that wins or gets selected for a competition. In the Secret Attic Weekly Write last week (week 5) my story was the first selected entry, and I was absolutely thrilled. The story itself, including the difficult content and the timeframe of submission, was probablyContinue reading “Selected for Childrens Mental Health Week”
In memory…
For the first time, I’m going to use this blog in a very self-indulgent way, but it’s going to help me cope this year with the grief train that starts on this day annually and plagues me until December. In no way do I expect anyone to read on, but if you chose to doContinue reading “In memory…”
Surprise! Stress approaching!
Sunday morning. Breakfast in bed with a steaming, sugary latte and the sound of white noise lingering as the tv news reports murmur and traffic starts to build outside. You munch a pain aux chocolat (because you’re classy…even if the pastry is landing all over your Egyptian cotton sheets) and sip at your coffee, savouringContinue reading “Surprise! Stress approaching!”
Supportive Support
What the f*ck am I going on about? Supportive Support?? The title is catchy and crap at the same time. A bit like me. But despite this there is an idea, or maybe just an opinion 😜, behind all this. This post is dedicated to our collective need for genuinely supportive support. Therapists, counsellors, helplineContinue reading “Supportive Support”
Creative Steph 