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  • Are You Struggling To Find Meaning Right Now? Because, Girl, Same | Asking For Advice

    Before I go into this post, I just want to preface it by saying that I’m writing this in a low mood state. Writing is cathartic and I’m hoping by the end of this post I’ll feel lighter, but just to warn you, in case you too are in a dark place right now, that Read more

  • Chaos – May, Myself And I #28

    May 28: Chaos We all know by now that I’m a worrier, a stress-head and a chronic overthinker. Although this does cause a lot of issues in my life, it has allowed me to develop some skills in the art of calming a chaos. As I always say on this blog, I’m still learning so Read more

  • Some Good Things To Remember This Christmas

    The big day is almost here! I hope that you’re reading this all wrapped up and cosy, with a nice beverage and plenty of chocolate around you. Just before Santa busies himself with delivering presents, I thought I’d share a moment with you and remind you of some important things. Christmas is a brilliant time Read more

  • What To Do When Bad Things Happen At Christmas

    Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year – at least it seems that way, if you listen to the carols and pay attention to every bit of festive pop culture. However, as we all know by now, that isn’t always true. But why?! My inner child cries. Because life doesn’t stop just because Read more

  • Planning The Perfect Day | Personal Self – Care

    I’ve talked about self-care a lot on this blog because it genuinely is a topic that means so much to me. Only a few years ago we didn’t even have a sufficient term for being kind to ourselves, which made talking about this topic pretty tricky. Thanks to other wonderful bloggers, influencers and social media Read more

  • Recovery and My Life Now | How Quitting My Job Saved My Mental Health #2

    This is the second part of this mini-series. To see part one, the backstory, click here. As I am writing this I am still unemployed. I have been out of work now for just over a month and this time has certainly had it’s ups and its downs. I wasn’t sure if I’d even get Read more

  • How Quitting My Job Saved My Mental Health #1| The Back Story

    I’ve been trying to write this post for weeks now. It was something I thought about even before I handed my notice in, but the words have just failed me. As I explained in one of my latest posts (read here) I recently quit my part – time, customer service job due to mental health Read more

  • Am I A Failure? | A Quarter-Life Crisis / Mental Health Chat

    It’s been such a long time since I’ve even thought about writing, let alone had any kind of motivation to open this site up again, that I’m not quite sure what to do now. Actually, I tell a lie. I’ve thought about writing every single day, but berated myself for not being able to and Read more

  • The Vital Self – Care You Might Forget

    When scrolling through social media, you might be under the impression that #selfcare is all about expensive bath products, face masks and a bit of relaxation. Something kind of superficial that you do for yourself when you’re having a tough day. And although these are wonderful acts of kindness that you should definitely treat yourself Read more

  • Lessons Learnt From 2017 | Festive Thoughts #1

    This past year has been a mad one, don’t you think? I know how cliche it is to say this but it has honestly gone so fast – I don’t think I can even process the fact that 2017 is soon to be over! To be totally honest with you, this year has been full Read more

  • Three Albums For When The World Gets Too Much

    Things have been so weird and unsettled in the world for a long time now. It feels like everyday seems to bring about more horrendous news and, to put it bluntly, the world just seems so scary sometimes. When we’ve got our own issues to deal with as well, there’s no wonder so many of Read more

  • How To Look After Yourself During Autumn/Winter

    This is my absolute favourite time of the year. The dark nights and colder weather makes everyone just want to huddle up, drink hot drinks and spend a lot of time indoors and considering this is how I like to spend all of my time, there is no surprise that autumn /winter is when I’m Read more

  • Dealing With A Bad Mental Health Day At Work

    For the past few months my mental health hasn’t been in the best of places. With dealing with my graduation and impending ‘adult life’; starting a new job and some illnesses and issues within my family, things have gotten on top of me a bit and it’s been evident to everyone around me. Including my Read more

  • What Is Self Care Anyway?

    Following Mental Health Day this week (Monday 10th October, FYI) I’ve been thinking a lot about this whole ‘self-care’ thing. It’s become somewhat of a trend on social media and we’re often surrounded by images of Lush products and bubble baths. Which of course is a part of it, but it isn’t always pretty and Read more