***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post will talk about the impact of mental illness, suicidal thoughts, attempted suicide, and lives lost to suicide. There will also be comments about potentially triggering language and events. Please only read on if you feel able to. For help and support with any of these issues, please visit my mental healthContinue reading “Awkward conversations – our discomfort could save lives”
Category Archives: Conversation
Parenting with mental illness – Should you offload on your offspring?
***Trigger warning*** This post covers parenting with a mental illness, ways to approach a conversation, and the effect it can have on children. There are multiple references to specific mental illnesses, and mention of self harm (without any detail). If you are looking for help and support then my Mental Health and Suicide Prevention SupportContinue reading “Parenting with mental illness – Should you offload on your offspring?”
Words
We all have a ridiculous amount of power available to us the second we wake up in the morning and engage our lips. The words we choose to say are important. They aren’t just letters and numbers in a particular order to be found in the Oxford English Dictionary. They are so compelling they canContinue reading “Words”