I will not apologize for my mental health issues. My name is Karen. I am a wife, a mother, I work part-time. I knit, I like to cook. I like to eat. I like to read. I like to watch police documentaries, when I can’t sleep. I have a family and friends who love me. […]
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*this post discusses eating disorders, the use of laxatives, bulimia and mental health. If any of these are a trigger issue for you, it may be best you don’t read on. However, if you read this and would like to reach out for some help, or know you are not alone, please do contact me […]
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When in doubt, bake bread. When the going gets tough, or I am tired, or stressed, I don’t go shopping, I don’t get drunk, I don’t watch sad movies to allow myself to cry, or eat vast quantities of comfort foods. I do things, productive and creative things. I like to cook, but mostly I […]
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Other people’s happiness and comfort is not my priority. When I say that I don’t mean I don’t care. I am not saying I don’t want people to be comfortable and happy. What I mean is that I am not going to lie, pretend, fake it, put on a mask, pretend the bad bits aren’t […]
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Something I have learned in my journey to dealing with my own mental health and getting myself into a more fixed better place is that not everyone wants you to be in that better place. Not everyone has grace for you to change your life. People don’t cope very well when someone makes changes […]
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My name is Karen, or at least I think it is. You see, I suffer from short term memory issues. It’s a problem I have had for a couple of years. I suffer from short term memory loss beyond the usual joking about “baby brain” or “mummy brain”. You see, I am chronically sleep deprived. […]
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If you are struggling with your everyday life – then you may have thought about getting a motivational coach. This can be suitable for people from all walks of life. It could be that you have some stress from coping with being a full-time Mum, it could be that you have a dead-end job and […]
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It’s World Mental Health Day and there are going to be lots of people sharing about mental health, campaigning for better care, support, understanding, and about what it’s like to live with a mental health diagnosis and the struggles people face, and how people live life with mental health issues. I am not going to […]
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British winter is trying to kill me. British winters are not crisp, snowy, pretty and cold but enjoyable. British winters are damp, wet, miserable and germ filled. This last winter has been long, what feels ridiculously long, and I honestly sometimes feel like the winters are trying to kill me. I think this last one […]
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This is a whiny Wednesday post. I’m done. I want out. I’m convinced that living in this country is making us constantly sick. I’m convinced that the rain/semi cold/constant damp/a bit of warm weather then back to rain and damp whilst living in over heated houses and going in and out of hot sweaty shops […]
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