Owen, our Treasurer and all round top bloke, and I went to a charity meal yesterday, which was put on by the amazing Janet Harris and hosted by the Welsh Rugby Legend Adrian ‘Wizard’ Davies. He was joined by this little known Welsh Rugby player that you might know… He is renowned for his pace, […]
Katie Barnes is an amazing writer who is currently living and working in Spain. She is currently writing her latest book and I was super duper chuffed when she reached out and asked if she could write a blog for us! So here it is. The amazing Katie… When you think of an eating disorder, […]
Hi all! Please see our press release below! MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY SECURES START-UP FUNDING Welsh mental health charity My Discombobulated Brain has been awarded a year-long start-up placement at Welsh ICE through its ICE 50 programme. The charity aims to tackle the stigma associated with mental health by offering support and education to those affected […]
My name is Zoe. I’m 24, a PhD student at Cardiff School of Social Sciences. Here is the story of my struggles with mental health, specifically eating disorders. I have always had a negative perception of myself. I remember sitting on my bed when I was about 6, wishing to be someone else, wishing that […]
We have some pretty cool news. We are lucky enough that the amazing Pigeon aka Kamila Krol is going to be collaborating with us! We first met this amazing young woman at our ‘Pop Up Restaurant’ at Little Man Coffee where she, and the other amazing Cam, helped us serve our diners their beautiful meal. […]
This blog is a strange beast. It is something that thrills me and also can terrify me dependant on my mood. This one is a strange one. We sometimes put out there requests for help. Requests for ideas and this one is a bit different. You all have embraced Discombob amazingly and now we truly […]
This blog is an exciting one for me. It isn’t a buy one get one free, it is a free one get two more! Again through social media I met Nikki O. Nikki is based in the states, again another reason why I love social media we are not bound by the fact I am in South […]
Todays blog is written by John Sennet, again I met John through Twitter and we immediately got on. We both see the web as a tool to build a network, for it to be a place that you can talk about your mental health and not be judged, a place where we can gather and realise […]
Every guest post I seem to say the same thing that I am so blessed to find and meet all these amazing people through our social media, but I really am. Today’s blog is by Ann from Rainbows are too beautiful Todays blog is about Ann’s beautiful son and his ASD. Ann writes Rainbows are too beautiful, […]
As I walked towards the wood and slate structure, I realised how beautiful this building truly is. I forget that this is usually seen as a place where statements, policies, lies, protests and, sadly, recently vigils are held Where am I? The Senedd. The movement of the wooden roof still takes my breath away and […]