Category: Mental Health
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5 Things Which May Make Lockdown Less Intense
HELLO LOCKDOWN MY OLD FRIEND. What an entire sh*tshow 2020 has been. There’s no beating around the bush here – it’s been dire. As if a world ravaged by a virus hasn’t been enough of a challenge, we’re all on tenterhooks waiting for election results, James Bond has died and terror attacks are being thrown…
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WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY – From Travelling The World To Therapy In Lockdown
I didn’t think I’d be celebrating World Mental Health Day in lockdown. Here’s how I went from travelling the world to starting therapy in the UK during a pandemic
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My TOP 8 Netflix Shows For An Endorphin Hit
Hey you! How are you doing? It’s been a rough ride hasn’t it? I for one, can’t believe we’re in October and this sh*tshow is still happening. I mean, as much as I’ve got used to this world pandemic, I also have not got used to it at all and I am beyond fed up.…
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Life, Romance and Job Reality: Three Reasons Returning Home Has Been The Hardest Thing I’ve Had To Do
Returning home from backpacking the world has been the hardest thing I’ve had to do, here’s why.
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6 Things That Helped Me Manage My Eating Disorder Whilst Backpacking
Trigger Warning – Eating Disorders. This post in no way has been sponsored or endorsed by any of the apps or websites mentioned below. They’re all just useful tools that helped me a lot. I think as we veer between possible lockdown and the overwhelming realisation that this ‘new’ normal, is actually going to be…
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Dear Grandad
Grief took me backpacking around the world and I’ve written a letter to my Grandad expressing how hard it’s been without him
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The “Turning 27” Blues
It’s funny to think birthdays can have such a profound impact on your mental health
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MOTIVATIONAL LIFE UPDATE QUICKIE
Here’s a quick motivational life update about where I am, what my thoughts are and the next steps for me
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Mental Health May – Why I’ve Not Been Writing
As you may or may not know, it’s Mental Health May (oh clever, see what I did there). It’s a month dedicated to bringing awareness to mental illness and so I thought I’d write about how I’ve actually been feeling. I could give a “10 top tips to make you feel GREAT” but I don’t…
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COVID – How does it impact your mental health?
I think what I’m finding the hardest about being home, without any plan or notion as to what the hell I’m doing is the constant mental chatter that I can’t shut up. I find myself disassociating a lot of the time, and that combined with a continuous playback of not always such nice thoughts makes…
Emily's Backpacking & Mental Health Adventures 