**********TRIGGER WARNING********** This post will talk about weight, health, miscarriage and baby loss and how it affects our mental health. Please only read on if you feel strong enough. Alternatively, for help and support please visit the mental health and suicide prevention support lines page on this website. ********* Hmmm. It feels like I talkContinue reading “Body confidence, mental strain and disability”
Category Archives: grief
Premature grief – mental illness and preparing for loss.
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post will talk about grief and how it affects our mental health. Please only read on if you feel strong enough. Alternatively, for help and support please visit the mental health and suicide prevention support lines page on this website. ***TRIGGER WARNING*** Unsurprisingly, I have a hate/hate relationship with grief that’s onlyContinue reading “Premature grief – mental illness and preparing for loss.”
All aboard the grief express train
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post will discuss bereavement, pet loss, miscarriage and baby loss and the mental health ramifications of grief. Please only read on if you feel strong enough. If you need help and support then there is a list of contact numbers on the grief page of this website and the mental health andContinue reading “All aboard the grief express train”
The grief within grief
When you lose something or someone that you value, grief lies ahead. We often associate grief with the living, but it would be more accurately associated with loving. Grief can exist by association too. Just because you didn’t know the person who passed on, doesn’t mean you won’t be effected by it. For me, griefContinue reading “The grief within grief”
Missing something you never had…
***Trigger warning*** This post is specifically about the feeling of loss as a parent. I’ll talk about failed IVF, failed adoption, infertility, pregnancy loss, stillbirth, and similar subjects that may be upsetting. If you feel you need support either with your mental health or you want help after becoming unexpectedly unexpectant, then visit my supportContinue reading “Missing something you never had…”
Weird Words part 6 – Desiderium
Welcome to another Weird Word post as part of my Creative Coping Strategies campaign. This time I’ve researched a word that is apparantly still used commonly, but I’ve never heard it before! This is a word that is deliberately used at a time when our nation (and much of the world) has been in aContinue reading “Weird Words part 6 – Desiderium”
Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
I didn’t think of myself as a royalist, or even particularly interested in the monarchy and it’s historical connections with everything that makes us Great Britain, the United Kingdom and / or the Commonwealth. But when it was announced that Queen Elizabeth II had died late on Thursday afternoon, I wept tears for a monarchContinue reading “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II”
Stardust Sprinkles
I felt compelled to write this article after I heard in the news that David Bowie had been voted number 1 in the Sky Arts 50 most Popular Artists of the last 50 years. Great choice IMO. Back when I discovered him in the late 90’s his unique style (both in music and fashion) wasContinue reading “Stardust Sprinkles”
Highs and lows of being open to Mediums
Hmmmmm. A contentious subject, no? Someone who openly talks about the effect grief had on their mental health choosing to discuss the pros and cons of clairvoyance. Note – there are complexities in the field of clairvoyance, including the services offered by psychics, clairvoyance, mediums and many other people with the ability to communicate withContinue reading “Highs and lows of being open to Mediums”
I’m very proud to announce…
I’ve been teasing over a BIG announcement for some time. This is a project that’s been in the pipeline since before Christmas and, thanks to some positive and forward-thinking people, has the power to help make a REAL difference. I am therefore thrilled to announce that I am helping the Cruse Bereavement Support (South East)Continue reading “I’m very proud to announce…”
Creative Steph 