Five Self Care Ideas to Try in May
In my last post, I talked about why self care is so important for mental health and how a lack of self care contributed to my own depression. But when you are so used to letting your own self care slide, as I was when I first developed serious depression, it can be...
The Importance of Self Care for Depression
“Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation." Audre Lorde I don't know what it is in our culture that makes people put so little emphasis on taking care of themselves. More than that. It's almost celebrated. People who work crazy long hours and...
How My Idea of Happiness Has Changed over Time
What is happiness really? I've been thinking a lot about this recently as I get used to living a life that I never thought would make me happy. I've had to settle down for a bit whilst I focus on recovering from depression. I had to put my business aside and return to...
Five Inspiring Mental Health Advocates to Follow on Instagram
I recently stumbled across an article on The Guardian discussing the impact of Instagram on mental health. Bit late to the party I know! But I learned that, of all the social media networks, Instagram is the one that has the most negative impact on people's mental...
Five Things I Do That Are Bad For My Mental Health
It's Saturday morning. It's raining outside. I'm still feeling pretty shitty from drinking too much a couple of nights ago. I haven't exercised all week. And I haven't cooked a single meal. All the good habits I usually use to keep myself on track seem to have picked...
Using the Spoon Theory to Explain Depression
I was having a particularly bad time with my depression the other day. I woke up and instantly knew it was not going to be a good day. Simply getting out of bed seemed a task akin to climbing a mountain.Over the years I have learned that on days like that I just have...
Why It’s Important to Talk About Mental Health
It is estimated that one in four people experience some kind of mental health problem over the course of their lifetime. Given those odds, it's very likely that someone you know is suffering from a mental illness right now, whether you know it or not. Personally I am...
10 Ways to Deal with Workplace Stress When You Have Depression
Studies have shown that people in high-stress jobs are twice as likely to develop depression and/or anxiety than those in less stressful positions. So for people who are already struggling with those conditions, it's pretty clear that workplace stress can...
I Think I Have Depression…Now What?
I'm not entirely sure when I became fully aware of my depression. Whenever it was, I waited way too long to actually do anything about it which meant that it just continued to get worse. If you think you may be suffering from depression there are plenty of...