Through my COPE Campaign I’ve created a list of Stress Hacks for Adults and Stress Hacks suitable for kids, all of which are designed to distract you when you are struggling. Specifically, I wanted a list of ideas to try when you’re sat on hold for someone to help in a crisis because hold timesContinue reading “Self care and gaming – can digital gameplay really help in a mental health crisis?”
Category Archives: stress hacks
Introducing the COPE Campaign!
I’ve made the decision to evolve my existing Creative Coping Strategies campaign and rename it to the COPE Campaign, which stands for Creativity Opposing Painful Existence. The reason was mainly because I felt creativity can support ANY pain, not just the turmoil and stress that exists in our heads. In recent months, although I’ve beenContinue reading “Introducing the COPE Campaign!”
Mental health and creativity – when inspiration runs dry.
I make no secret of the unique distraction that creativity gives me. The quiet around me as I concentrate on writing something new, drawing something pointless and trying to teach these things to our daughter is consuming and, sometimes, essential. As I’ve tried to explain through my creative coping strategies campaign, using ANYTHING you enjoyContinue reading “Mental health and creativity – when inspiration runs dry.”
Feel less blue with Bluey
If, like me, you are looking for ways to reduce stress, find new ways to relax or simply get some peace from this worry-filled world, this post might help. I’ve been working hard on distraction ideas for over a year now, but there’s been some research for personal purposes only, rather than finding solutions toContinue reading “Feel less blue with Bluey”
New pages, new direction…
I’ve been keeping busy lately, mostly as a woman being propped up by multiple opioids in order to manage my pain. That makes it even more difficult for me to write – I’m either crying because of the stiffness in my pelvis or sleepy beyond belief because morphine and codiene combined make a one wayContinue reading “New pages, new direction…”
Creative Steph 