The Eye-Opening Truth About Submitting Your Writing and Accepting Rejection.

I haven’t written a blog post in a long time. Part of that is because I’ve had a lot of changes in my life and within myself that have taken their toll on my energy and mental capacity and another part of that is because I haven’t known what to write. I didn’t feel like […]

Remove Toxic Positivity – Teach Kids How to Maintain Their Mental Health

None of us could ever have predicted the course of life the last two years. It has been a huge wakeup call for many but sadly, not in the way it should have been. It’s been a time where resilience has been called upon more times than anyone ever imagined, especially for the younger generation […]

‘Love on the Spectrum’ on Netflix is a Mental Health Marvel

A little Insight This week my mental health has taken a turn for the worse. This has been for a lot of different reasons, some of which are: Financial stress Stress over school issues for my youngest son ‘Auntie Flo’ kicked my ass last week and has left me running on empty, no pun intended […]

Post Pandemic Parenting Anxiety – Yes, it is most definitely a ‘thing’.

Here is what I wanted to be when I was younger: A veterinarian. This dream was dashed during second year of high school and I chose to go to my local vet practice for work experience. I dropped like a sack of potatoes at the sights in the operating theatre. April O’Neil from the original cartoon, […]

It’s Okay to not be Okay. Just Don’t Give Up.

“And if today, all you did was hold yourself together, I’m proud of you.” Thank you for joining me for my series of posts to raise awareness and explore all aspects of mental health for Mental Health Month. ‘Mental Health’ is a term we use a lot these days. Sometimes it is thrown around without […]

Don’t Let Your Mind Bully Your Body

“Guilt and stress do more damage to your body than a slice of chocolate cake ever will…” May is Mental Health Month and this is my fourth post in this series regarding all different aspects of mental health. We all have mental health to take care of and there are so many things can affect […]

Neurodiverse; it means different not less.

“If you’ve met one individual with autism; you’ve met one individual with autism.” May is Mental Health Month and as an avid support of talking about mental health and stopping the stigma that has been related to it for far too long, I have decided to do a series of blog posts exploring all aspects […]

Pets don’t see imperfections, they only see Love.

I believe all animals were created to help keep man alive. I couldn’t do a series about mental health and not include our furry family members. I am very much an animal person. I have such an affinity with animals, especially dogs, and I just think they are all remarkable in their own unique ways. […]

Let’s Take A Moment for Resilience

We fall, we break and we fail. But then we rise, we heal and we overcome The last 15 months has been a true test for everyone’s mental health, courage and resilience. There are people who have never suffered from any mental health problems who all of a sudden, have developed severe anxiety, which has […]

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