I tried to write this piece several times but as I stared at the blank page words alluded me, until 4 am Friday and then it just started flowing! Mother’s Day is two simple words a day where we get to say thank you to our mums, however, what is it like if we don’t […]
Slowly but surely, COVID-19 lockdowns are lifting and life is returning to some semblance of “normal.” Yet for many, the fog of the pandemic isn’t gone simply because restrictions are easing and we’re able to hug friends and family once again. The stress of the pandemic has contributed to a variety of mental health challenges […]
Me and anxiety have lived side by side for nearly a decade. A time span in which I have transformed from a high school student into a foundation doctor. A period in which anxiety has remained as stubborn as ever. In my internal battlefield, many fights have been fought. In some, sweet victories gained as […]
“The stress and strain of the last year has drained us all and is undoubtedly having a negative impact on our mental health, which if left unchecked can end in tragedy. That is why it is so important that we end the stigma and ensure that people feel comfortable talking about their mental health. To […]
Newport County and My Discombobulated Brain are holding our second virtual drop-in session for Mental Health via Zoom from 7 pm on 28 October 2020. The sessions run every Wednesday at the same time, affording people who have concerns, are struggling for whatever reason or could do with some socialisation to improve their wellbeing. The […]
A few years ago I got to write a piece for the amazing, Parenting without tears. I thought given the time that we are in and the things that are going on in maternity care it was apt to share it again.
Our trustee, Strizz, talks about her experience with COVID-19
Opening day of the 2017/18 season is away at Stevenage, part of the attraction of football is away days with your mates. The journey together with constant laughter at each other’s expense (in good nature) and the travelling into rival territories to support your club while outnumbered by home support so everything you do is […]
If you have been to see your GP about your mental health, I would imagine you were offered some sort of SSRI (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors) if manifesting symptoms of anxiety or depression. Chances are you weren’t offered any form of counselling. One GP actually laughed when I suggested this, and he wished me “good […]
Saturday 29th July 2017 is a date I will never forget; not because it was my son’s 6th birthday but because it was the day I ruined his birthday weekend. It was a lovely weekend in Devon, we had taken him to a caravan park for the weekend as he loved to do and I […]