Jun 25, 2019 | anxiety, fear, friends
Going out with anxiety, is so difficult. When you first agree to going out with friends or confirm your attendance at an event, you are excited and look forward to it. But then as the days get closer, the dread sets in, the fear. The internal debate then the battle in...
Jun 17, 2019 | anxiety, Bullying, children, Depression, mental health, support, teamwork
I am very excited to be the lead panelist at the first ‘Climbing to the summit’ discussion around the mental health crisis affecting young people in Wales. We are opening up the floor for professionals, young people living with mental ill health, parents,...
Jun 9, 2019 | anxiety, choice, coaching, mental health
Anxiety is such a big thing to live with, something you can’t really describe to people in way they would understand. Clients often say it is all consuming, if you’re not anxious you are waiting for it to strike and when it does, it sends an energy through your...
Jun 4, 2019 | Depression, mental health, support
*this is not a diagnosis tool, the descriptors are from lived experience, please see a GP or health profession to seek medical advice if you feel you have depression. Every person is unique and how they experience depression differs from person to person....
May 28, 2019 | anxiety, Depression
When I look back to the years before my depression I realise now that I had built a rocky foundation of low self esteem. I practiced self punishing thoughts, I self sabotaged, I lacked a sense of who I was. I measured myself by unrealistic expectations in terms of...
May 22, 2019 | boundaries, children, coaching, support
I often work with extremely honest children. I ask questions that maybe parents aren’t able to ask and being neutral they are not afraid to hurt me with honesty. Boundaries come up either in the child coyly, with a smirk admitting to pushing the boundaries or...
May 21, 2019 | anxiety, children, Depression, fear, mental health
It is heartbreaking to hear a misunderstood child explain what is going on for them. The saddest thing I hear is children voicing that they are so broken, no one can help them. This belief is compounded when people dismiss their concerns about their mental health....
May 19, 2019 | coaching, Depression, Emotions, mental health, support
Mental health awareness week ended yesterday and I am still talking mental health. Mental health means so many different things to so many different people. To me now, the other side of depression, mental health is about improving and maintaining my mental health....
May 17, 2019 | anxiety, children, choice, coaching, Depression, mental health
I’ve had little time to sit, reflect and appreciate this last few weeks. The lead up to the last few weeks was professionally emotionally exhausting but the last few weeks have changed so much. I’ve had quite a few times when i have thought of a person and...
May 16, 2019 | boundaries, choice, Motivation
I’ve had a long day today – woke with the alarm at 6 (that’s a lie in for me), got the kiss and dogs out of the house. Next I worked on editing my online programme, picked my youngest up early from his trip, picked the others up. Then onto tea and...
