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”
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Kindness in the community
As this site focuses mostly on Mental Illness and positive mental health practices, I’ve always felt responsible enough to signpost visitors to professional help if they feel they’d benefit from it. Most of that help comes from charities, specialists in specific causes of stress, as well as the NHS and sometimes information bases where youContinue reading “Kindness in the community”
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! ♥”
Grief, resurrected
My grief is heavy. It’s heavy every day from the minute I wake up to the second I drift off again. It sits on my shoulders always, but from time to time it’s quiet and I’ll forget for a bit, then out of nowhere I’ll be reminded of the space that exists, the space theyContinue reading “Grief, resurrected”
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”
Isolation – the lonliness pandemic
Before I steam in to this post, I need to acknowledge the serious reality of lonliness for some people and make it clear that I’m not trying to pull the ‘woe is me’ card. Although I feel lonliness and am basically isolated, I’m acutely aware there are others suffering and alone in a far moreContinue reading “Isolation – the lonliness pandemic”
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 