Category: Depression and Anxiety

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Depression and Anxiety

Accepting What Is

08/04/2023 BITD

Hey loves, Hope you have had a good week. Lovely that it’s Easter weekend. It’s my favourite Christian holiday. I have so many wonderful memories as a child and growing up. Holy Week was such an important week to us Catholics. Especially to my family;…

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Working on Yourself

03/04/2023 BITD

Hey loves. Hope you’re all ok and had a good weekend. It was a bit of a big one for me. I had one of my articles from here on the blog, published in the New York Times’ Elephant Journal.…

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Ticker Tape of Thoughts

31/03/2023 BITD

The human mind naturally generates thousands of thoughts a day. When we’re anxious or depressed then we are generally engulfed by these thoughts. -🌿 But thoughts come and go like waves. It’s a constant ticker tape of thinking. It is…

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Negative Predictions

30/03/2023 BITD 2 Comments

Hey my loves, How you all doing? I hope you’re doing ok. Before I sleep tonight I thought I’d share with you one of the many notes I keep in a folder on my phone. These notes are to remind…

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The Path To Real Confidence

17/01/2021 BITD 2 Comments

For the longest time, I forgot my own voice. I forgot what I wanted and what I cared about most. I spent way too much time caring what others thought of me rather that what I thought of myself. I…

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The Tree

15/04/2020 BITD 1 Comments

When our anxious hearts are wrecked with pain and fear and dispair, it’s only natural for the anxiety to engulf us. We become our thoughts. We become our fears; the smallest and the biggest. Life becomes so small. Were entrapped…

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Letting Go – A Quick Reaction to Covid-19

23/03/2020 BITD

Hello my anxious hearts. Given the current situation it is likely that your anxiety levels are at an all time high. This is so normal. Feelings of lack of control and the unknown. Feeling the isolation. Everyone is at a…

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Becoming the person you truly want to be.

12/02/2020 BITD

Hello my anxious hearts, I hope the week is going well for you. Here’s a little something that got me thinking this week. Have you ever thought what would happen to your life, if you stepped into becoming the person…

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Could Fear Be Beautiful?

09/02/2020 BITD 2 Comments

Hello my anxious hearts, I hope you’re doing ok. Today I want you to take a walk with me down to a new way of thinking about your anxiety. Is it possible to learn to love this side of you?…

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Welcome to The Beauty in the Darkness. I am Kiki. I am a Fifty year old retired Online Content Editor and Adviser. I’m also a Law Grad and a published author.

If you have landed here there is a good chance you have an interest in depression and anxiety or living with chronic illness. You may be suffering yourself, or you may have a loved one who is.

I’ve lived with depression and severe anxiety for over 30 years now. At first it was the most devastating and life changing diagnosis. But thankfully I was surrounded by family who had experience of it, friends who were so understanding and a medical team who, quite frankly, saved my life. Within 2 months of being completely broken at 19, I was back working and studying and living life to the full.

When my physical health changed around ten years ago now, I had to take a good hard look at both my physical and mental health. I retired on ill health grounds from a very successful job and began what would be a journey, to say the least.

There have been many unbelievable lows but some awe inspiring highs too. But one of the best things to come out of it all was my passion for writing. Particularly my passion for writing about mental health and general well-being. To just know that I may be helping others feel they are not alone in their struggle and that with the right approach and support and some serious investment into themselves, they too can live a full life.

I've recently updated the blog and i'm working on going back through the archives and bringing all that really good basic info to the front of the website again. So hopefully you can find even just one small piece of advice that helps you to feel seen and heard and gives you some relief and hope for the future. Because believe me when I say, there is always hope. And even when you think the darkness will never leave, I promise you it does.

So, I too am about to embark on a new chapter. And ready to share what I've learnt in the past 10 years.

Click and buy the new Ebook - ‘What To Do If You Think You’re Depressed’ for immediate guidance on the steps you need to take to get well. It’s my first published book and all the tips I have learned over the years.

Alternatively click on the MENU icon for immediate access to all the other great articles in the archive.

I’m really glad you're here and I hope you use this website as a place for solace and understanding and just to know you're not alone. Feel free to leave a comment or send a message from the contact page if you need any advice.

Onwards always,

Kiki xxx