‘You are strong!’ I can’t tell you how many times my loved ones have told me this over the years. Time and time again. I rarely believed it. I felt nothing like a strong person. I felt weak and…
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DEPRESSION // A depressing interlude
Little did I know when I started this blog a year ago, that I would be entering into one of the toughest periods of my life. A depression so tough that I didn’t even see it coming. I was unaware…
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DEPRESSION // #DiffAbility.
#DiffAbility. What is it? I’m loving this new phrase. Inspired by a quote I saw last week. We are no longer in possession of a disability. But instead have a different-ability. It’s #DiffAbility. Having mental health illness or any disability…
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DEPRESSION // Getting through. Your way.
How do you get through clinical depression on a daily basis? I ask myself this question daily. Certainly when close friends and family ask me “how can you tolerate the mental pain all the time? “The answer is – I…
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RESOLUTIONS // A new year
This time of year is intrinsically associated with a fresh start. It is a time where many of us look to make changes to our lifestyle choices, our self care, our negative habits, basically ourselves. What worries me about this…
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THOUGHTFUL SPOT // The good stuff stays.
I read an incredible article this week that filled my heart with hope and peace. Paulo Coelho is a world renowned author, philosopher and spiritual leader. I’ve read many of his books and they always strike a chord and leave me…
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THOUGHTFUL SPOT // Staying positive. Just, believe.
I don’t know about you, but I had plans. Life plans. When I was a teenager I dreamed of a career as a business woman. I had no doubt that it would happen. I had the brains, the personality and…
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DEPRESSION // Dear Depression,
Dear depression, Now, I know we are old friends. We go back a long way, you and I. But it’s not the kind of friendship I want to encourage. You’re not the kind of friend I want in my life.…
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THOUGHTFUL SPOT // Baby steps.
By nature I do not take baby steps. Ever. I take leaping, huge, desperate steps, in an effort to get better quicker. But. I tell you now. It does NOT work. There are so many words of wisdom, passed down…