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Mental Health Poem Mental health is not a choice It does not care about your voice Your age, your gender, your race, your faith, It can affect you in any […]

There have been numerous times when I have heard this statement, you don’t look depressed or you don’t look like you struggle with anxiety or mental health problems; but what do depression and anxiety look lik […]

We all experiences loneliness from time to time, yet each person’s experience will be different. One way to describe loneliness is the feeling that we get when our needs for social contact aren’t sat […]

It’s the first day of 2022, Happy New  Year everybody!

2021 was not a good year for me, physically, emotionally, mentally, and financially. After losing more close family during the year, my grief was so […]

I came across this quote and it made me think about the sacrifices parents make for their children, especially mothers.
“Motherhood is a choice you make every day, to put someone else’s happiness and we […]

Your present way of life may not be helpful in keeping up your mental wellness. Generally, people are always rushing about, stressing about work and children and don’t leave much time for relaxation. Being a […]

It’s not unusual to feel sad or miserable every so often but if your mood stays persistently low for weeks at a time and disrupts your life, it could be a sign of depression.

This information is for anyone w […]

We have all experienced feeling unwell at some point in our lives. When one has a headache, they reach for an aspirin or paracetamol, grab a Gaviscon tablet for acid reflux and carry their insulin to manage their […]

About 6 months ago I wrote an upbeat post at the beginning of the lockdown. I thought it would be an easy few weeks, working from home, shopping online, and not having to rush anywhere. A lot of us thought that it […]

This is a stressful time not just in the  homes across the nation but all over the world. For most people this has been the longest that they have stayed at home when they are not on annual leave or holiday, and […]

We are officially on lockdown and  I feel like I’m under house arrest.

I am trying to make use of all the free time that I have and I realised there are a lot of people I have lost touch with over time and fo […]

Social distancing, self isolation, quarantine and many more words that encourage people to stay safe during the Covid-19 pandemic have been on the media as schools and businesses shut down and people go on a […]

Its hard opening up to friends and family about your mental health or general health issues out of fear of being judged.

No matter how much we talk about our mental health there is still so much stigma attached […]

Don’t be fooled by me.
Don’t be fooled by the face I wear
for I wear a mask, a thousand masks,
masks that I’m afraid to take off,
and none of them is me.

Pretending is an art that’s second nature with […]

Christmas is regarded as a time for  love, giving and receiving; and spending time with loved ones.

If you walk through the malls and into the shops, all you hear this time of the year is the […]

It has been a few weeks since I sat down to write and publish an article.

Countless times I have picked up my laptop and started writing but I cant seem to be happy with my work and have just sent the documents […]

Getting enough sleep is vital for our physical and mental health.

The average healthy adult should sleep for at least 7 and a half to 8 hours a day, but a lot of us have either very little or too much […]

About eight weeks ago I lost someone very dear me. I went from shock to sadness and then anger. My emotions were all over the place.

Its taken me that long to pick up my keyboard and be motivated write again […]

‘Black African people do not get depressed!’

This is a statement I hear time and time again when talking about mental health with members of ethnic African communities who believe that mental illness is a […]

This week is Mental Health Awareness week and the theme is body image. Body image issues can affect anyone and at any stage in life and social media has played a big part in  causing a lot of people to worry […]