An update and #InYourCorner: 5 tiny, easy ways to support loved ones with mental health problems!

An update and #InYourCorner: 5 tiny, easy ways to support loved ones with mental health problems!

Posted by Rachel|On 21:45

Sometimes everything just gets a bit too much, and all the things you're so determined that you want to do suddenly go out of the window before you can even grasp what's happening. I feel like lately, that's what's happened to my ability and confidence to blog, and it's horrible. It's an awful...

MHAW17 Take 3! Why it's okay to step back

MHAW17 Take 3! Why it's okay to step back

Posted by Rachel|On 00:07

Anyone who's super-keen/observant (and oh my gosh I'd be so honoured and fangirl-excited if anyone actually did!) might have noticed that yesterday I didn't do my daily blog post for Mental Health Awareness Week like I promised I would try to do. Yesterday was a bit difficult and stressful, but I absolutely...

MHAW17: We all have mental health (and yes you deserve to look after it!)

MHAW17: We all have mental health (and yes you deserve to look after it!)

Posted by Rachel|On 00:18

Today has been a little bit of a whirlwind of stress and tiredness (yay for auditions with anxiety!!) so today's post is going to be a little one, but hopefully important all the same. I've thought about this a bit today, and realised that so far both in yesterday's post and on my blog in general...

Starting to speak out: MHAW 2017

Starting to speak out: MHAW 2017

Posted by Rachel|On 00:14

So this may or may not have been a silly idea to try and juggle with auditions and applications and everything that's going on right now, BUT, it's now May (aka Mental Health Awareness Month) and this week is extra extra special because it's Mental Health Awareness Week 2017!! SO, to help celebrate...

When everything goes wrong: 10 little ways to practice self care even when everything feels impossible

When everything goes wrong: 10 little ways to practice self care even when everything feels impossible

Posted by Rachel|On 12:23

The truth is with mental illness that sometimes you can take all your meds, try to think positively about your situation and do absolutely everything you've been told to do, and everything will still just feel completely and utterly awful. It's a truly rubbish, horrible, debilitating feeling....

A mini post - Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2017

A mini post - Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2017

Posted by Rachel|On 23:53

This is only going to be a little teeny post, because it's late and to be honest i'm still super nervous and paranoid about the fact that when things have been so messy and hard my ability to blog has just gone to absolute pieces - but I felt like it was really important to acknowledge even in the...

Honestly: Blogging for World Mental Health Day 2016

Honestly: Blogging for World Mental Health Day 2016

Posted by Rachel|On 23:12

Right now as I write this, I'm curled up in front of 'Friends' with a microwave fluffy dinosaur hottie (purple), and anxiously/tiredly dipping baby weetabix in my tea (I know, it's nice I swear). I've just finished my second day at my new full time grad job (in a coffee shop), I've had 2 panic attacks,...