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The Way Home – Esther Wane

CatsKidsChaos — Sat, 03 Aug 2019 06:06:00 +0000

*This is a book review post, I was kindly sent a copy of The Way Home to read, and review* When I was first asked if I would like to review The Way Home, by Esther Wane, I was a little apprehensive. It’s a book written describing a couple, who fall in love, get married, […]

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Mental Health Wisdom – Antony Simpson

CatsKidsChaos — Mon, 13 May 2019 12:11:03 +0000

*This is a review post. I was kindly sent a copy of this book to read and share on our blog* Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 is upon us. Today I am sharing a review of the book Mental Health Wisdom by Antony Simpson. Antony is a registered nurse, who has experience in the mental […]

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Back I go. Therapy. What anxiety makes me do…

CatsKidsChaos — Tue, 04 Dec 2018 18:33:38 +0000

This week is my last week of therapy before Christmas. I am not excited about my session but I am ok with going and last week was helpful, if not a fair bit painful. This is a brief post this week, but people have asked me what anxiety makes me do, how it manifests in […]

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Therapy – it gets worse before it gets better….

CatsKidsChaos — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 06:00:23 +0000

So I am three weeks into therapy. I should be feeling better right? All my problems should be obvious by now and we should have answers tumbling out to fix them. I should be feeling like I can see an improvement? Er, no, nope, not at all. In fact, it get worse before it gets […]

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Not feeling ok right now, and that’s ok.

CatsKidsChaos — Sun, 21 Oct 2018 21:00:07 +0000

I am not feeling ok right now. I shared a photo and this caption on my Instagram feed this weekend. I am a firm believer in being honest, and sharing where I am at, mainly because it keeps me accountable and stops me shying away from life and festering away inside myself and also because […]

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Feel stress free with Thrive

CatsKidsChaos — Mon, 22 May 2017 23:00:38 +0000

I recently was asked to try out an app, to see how it worked when dealing with issues like stress, anxiety and depression. It’s a handy little app available to download to a mobile device. The developers of the program have come up with an app you can use to help you manage stress and cope […]

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I am glad I had a mental health breakdown…

CatsKidsChaos — Sat, 13 May 2017 10:11:59 +0000

So you are reading the title of this post and thinking and possibly even saying “what the…?”. You need to read on to understand what I mean and you will get what I am trying to say. This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, and many of us, who have struggled with mental health issues, […]

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Christmas isn’t fun for everyone….

CatsKidsChaos — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 04:37:30 +0000

A blogger I admire, and follow, wrote a piece for the BBC, this week, about coping with Christmas when you are struggling with mental health issues. She writes very well, and is very honest about her own struggles with her mental health and is very active in campagining for awareness of mental health issues. Last […]

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