MENDING OUR MINDS

I’m going to say two statements. “I have asthma” “I have depression” I want you to think about what your inner responses were to each of...

(Talk of eating disorders can be triggering. I have made sure to not include specific numbers and weights as this has little benefit to...

When I think about what to write about my experiences of a relapse, I want to hide away from it. Even just thinking of the word in my...

Today, I was stopped in my tracks. I'd charged up an old IPad, scrolled through some pictures, and came across a shot of me in a bikini....

I was always that woman, the one who picked only dog-friendly cafés to meet friends with, and would host birthday parties for her dog. My...

NB- This post discusses self-harm which might be triggering for some people. I have included helpline numbers and resource links at the...

Where to even start with this statement. I am the QUEEN of saying it, much to my friends and care teams’ despair. This post is a bit...

They say it takes a village to raise a child, and I was sure that I was camped firmly in mine. " I don't need any 'mum friends'" I...

I see so many posts on social media about mental health recovery, amazing before and afters, people being cured of their mental illnesses...

I had worked in midwifery for ten years when I came to give birth, so was pretty sure that I knew what to expect from this new mum...

So a little bit about the two of us. We are friends and midwives, both who have lived experiences of mental illness. We first met though...