Emily's Backpacking & Mental Health Adventures
Emily’s Eyes Explore is an honest, sometimes funny, backpacking, travel and mental health lifestyle blog. I’m on a mission to show you the extreme highs and mental health lows that come from backpacking the world solo. Follow my adventures for backpacking advice, mental health tips, sarcastic jokes and the best travel destinations to visit!
I’ve thought long and hard about the best way to write this for MS Awareness Week. Do I write facts? An account on how you’ve affected my life? Do I … Continue reading MS AWARENESS WEEK: The 5 Things MS Has Taught Me
Looking at me, I don’t think you would assume I ever suffered from an eating disorder. In fact, looking at me and judging me at face value, I would assume … Continue reading The Post Lockdown ‘Lose the pounds’ Phase – Why I’m Refusing To Listen
2020 New Year Realisations
As we start the countdown to New Year’s Eve 2020 (oh the joy), I’ve realised how anxious I’ve become since we heard the announcement that London was being thrown into … Continue reading My Mental Health Journey in Tier 4 Restrictions
Have a look at my latest media work, featuring podcasts and videos around wellness, backpacking and mental health
What’s it like to return from backpacking the world to a pandemic? How does life resume? How is dating possible?
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 … Continue reading 5 Things Which May Make Lockdown Less Intense
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
Grief took me backpacking around the world and I’ve written a letter to my Grandad expressing how hard it’s been without him
Here’s a quick motivational life update about where I am, what my thoughts are and the next steps for me
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 … Continue reading Mental Health May – Why I’ve Not Been Writing
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 … Continue reading COVID – How does it impact your mental health?
Emily's Backpacking & Mental Health Adventures 