I found the Red Lipstick foundation when doing research for My Discombobulated Brain. This is a blurb about them from their website: “As a foundation built from personal experience we are dedicated to supporting families bereaved by suicide and are passionate about raising awareness of mental health issues. The Red Lipstick Foundation was founded in […]
WARNING THIS STORY CONTAINS CONTENT THAT SOME MAY FIND DISTURBING Through social media I meet some amazing people who have amazing stories about their lives. David is one of them. David’s story is not an easy one to read, hence the warning above and we do not give that lightly. Remember this is his truth, […]
For years I worked with this fab guy called Steve Gray and he has written this blog. Steve Gray I spent years trying to be self-sufficient, strong, quietly analysing the reasons why I just wasn’t myself anymore. I believed I could fix it and be more like my old self even as I was becoming […]
I went to go see the exhibition in Whitchurch Hospital prior to it closing. It was a very moving experience. As I walked in the corridor, I wasn’t expecting the wave of emotion that flowed over me. The corridor seemed to go on forever, the buzzing of the lights echoed with each and every step. My […]
Through what I do I get to meet some amazing young people meet Coral. Coral got on board with our #SickNotSad campaign and we started talking. It turns out that this lovely lady not only loves her coffee she is an amazing blogger. She has written a fantastic blog for us and has said that […]
People remember the mothers, people forget the fathers. Be that the sleepless nights they have or the post natal. Yes that’s right I said it. Post natal. But wait isn’t that a woman’s thing? No. Post natal affects men as well as women. Did you know that depression in men sores to a massive 68% […]
We are live people, we are live. This is not a drill! Finally, after months of being on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and years of being in the process, this is My Discombobulated Brain’s official website. There are so many people I would like to thank but I will get onto that at a later date. This […]
Our founder, Laura Jane Dernie, featured on Bournemouth University Radio’s talk show with Dr Andrew Mayers, Open Your Mind: A Mental Health Discussion, on 17th March 2016,