16 Nov How to prevent anxiety at Christmas.
I love Christmas. I love the food and being together. I love decorating the house and buying gifts. I love the opportunity to celebrate.But.There is a but.All the expectations around...
05 Oct The lie I believed about suicide.
Some things in this post may be triggering. If you are experiencing suicidal thoughts please reach out to someone. If you don't know where to turn the Samaritans are a...
23 Jul How to deal with your inner critic.
A few weeks ago at one of my 'Talking About Anxiety' events, a woman asked a question. This question gets asked in one form or another at every event I...
08 Jul How to deal with travel anxiety
Travelling can make me anxious.New places, new food, new routines can all trip me into an anxious state, increasing my heart rate and temperature, distracting me and leaving me unable...
16 May Ode to my body.
I had grand plans for how the video for this guided meditation would come together, but in the end it seemed appropriate to film it in my back garden on...
07 May How to have a conversation about your mental health.
May is mental health awareness month. A time to share experiences and challenge stigma.And one thing you are sure to hear is someone to say: it is time to talk.Being...
24 Apr What post-natal depression feels like.
An unexpected diagnosis. During my third session with my therapist she told me she thought I was suffering with Post-Natal Depression. Aside from the shock, the shame and the fear of...
15 Apr Mental health and the middle-aged man.
Today I am delighted to introduce to you my friend Phil. Phil has agreed to share his experiences of dealing with anxiety as a middle-aged (his words!) man; how it was...
03 Apr In praise of gentleness.
Two weeks ago I sprained my ankle. I was exercising at home and for no obvious reason, maybe I wasn't fully paying attention, maybe I was being a little gung-ho, I...