I wish there was an easy answer to this. For those of us who struggle, who want to leave, who don’t feel like we belong.
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How a plant, a cat and conversation brought me from the brink of a mental precipice
Last June, at the height of the covid-19 pandemic and lockdown, I wanted to die. Quite suddenly, I had lost my Ma. Grief fed my…
View More How a plant, a cat and conversation brought me from the brink of a mental precipiceHow not to lose your mind during the Coronavirus pandemic
The Coronavirus is testing more than our resilience. It’s trying our humanity. My generation and many younger ones would not have experienced anything like it…
View More How not to lose your mind during the Coronavirus pandemicTrauma retriggered
Right now I do not know what tomorrow holds but I’ve made it till now. I’ve plastered up the cracks and glued together the broken bits. That is a victory. Till the next day.
View More Trauma retriggeredReasons to stay alive
Some of us I think are prone to revisiting the same dark places. Maybe down to past traumas that stay with us, genes that we inherit or God knows what is responsible. I don’t actually think thoughts of suicide are uncommon.
View More Reasons to stay aliveDementia, suffering and chronic health problems
I pray and I pray so hard, that God will help me to do more than just survive one day at a time. But this is all I can manage now.
View More Dementia, suffering and chronic health problemsWorking together to prevent suicide -World Suicide Prevention Day 2019
*This post has been updated to include training links* You know that feature on Facebook where it brings up memories from previous years? Well, it…
View More Working together to prevent suicide -World Suicide Prevention Day 2019Lessons from my grandparents – ‘All work and no play’
…we all need play – children and grown ups alike. It is an integral part to our whole selves – to enjoy, to discover, be creative and process life.
View More Lessons from my grandparents – ‘All work and no play’Monsters – World Poetry Day 2019
I am and will be the ‘Me’ that never was imagined.I am the ‘Me’ that’s emerged from the ashes of pain.
View More Monsters – World Poetry Day 2019Grief and fibromyalgia 2.0
This is a post about nothing really. I’ve been getting quieter and quieter. I know. And I’m sorry. Since Mama Claire left for the next…
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