Tag: Mental Health Awareness Week
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When ‘life’s too short’ stops you from living
Hello everyone! Wow it’s been a while since I’ve written on here, which seems to be the starting sentence for the most ‘recent’ blogs. In short, I’ve felt like I haven’t been able to write about anything positive to do with mental health, when there are often times I’m really battling with it. It would…
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5 Things That Really Helped With My Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024 Although travelling for me was now quite a few years ago, I really owe that entire experience for helping with my mental health. I’m not being (at least I’m trying extremely hard not to be) a total cliché right now, but I do think a big part of helping mental…
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The Anxiety Escape: 3 Ways That Travelling Transformed my Mindset
This week commencing Monday 15th May 2023 kickstarts Mental Health Awareness Week, a week and initiative dedicated to spreading awareness of mental illness and highlighting the support available for those struggling. The theme of the week this year will be ‘anxiety’, something I’ve dealt with and continue to deal with in various forms. As promised,…
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Let’s get real about mental illness
I first started writing in 2018, as a way of coping with a diagnosis of Depression and Anxiety, after the death of my beloved Grandad and the ongoing stress of seeing my dad’s MS condition worsen. I often feel like the labels of ‘Depression’ and ‘Anxiety’ hide the true nature of how the conditions impact,…
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