Mental Health

The Grounding Technique You Can Do Anywhere, Anytime.

AKA ‘Stop focussing on the things that make you miserable and start noticing the beauty in the world, you twat’. Okay, that may be a little harsh on myself, but let’s face it. Sometimes I can be a twat who gets so tired and run down just coping with each day that I forget to… Continue reading The Grounding Technique You Can Do Anywhere, Anytime.

Mental Health

Five Quick and Easy Sensory Awareness Techniques for use at Work

I’ll be the first to admit that mindfulness has been the only way I managed to get through the last two months at what, at best, could be described as the workplace from hell. Mindfulness and wine. Mindfulness, wine and having the most wonderfully supportive family a girl could ask for. And cheese. The list… Continue reading Five Quick and Easy Sensory Awareness Techniques for use at Work

Using your child's passion to engage them in their mental health recovery
Mental Health, Parenting

Using Your Child’s Passion to Engage them in Their Mental Health Recovery

AKA 'Let what is inside you leak out. And I mean that metaphorically - please don't stab people.' “Hi, Mum.  I’m not doing so good.” “No?  What’s up, Hon?” “I’m feeling really anxious.” “Where on a scale of ‘Hobbit in his hole’ to ‘Smaug thinking all this treasure has been stolen’ is your anxiety?” “Dwarves… Continue reading Using Your Child’s Passion to Engage them in Their Mental Health Recovery