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Category: Mental Health

Family Life, Health, Mental Health

Reasons to be Thankful for Hitting 40

January 11, 2022

It’s not all about the midlife crisis! Here’s a list of reasons why turning 40 is a good thing. It’s my birthday next month and it’s the big 4-0. I’m not quite sure how it’s happened but apparently you don’t stay a thirty-something forever. (And […]

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Health, Mental Health

ANXIETY IN CRISIS | 12 Encouraging Bible Scriptures You Need To Hear Today

March 31, 2020

I’m sure I don’t just speak for myself when I say that, right now, we’re going through a pretty intense time. Since the Coronavirus pandemic propelled us into lockdown, everyday life as we know it has been shaken up. And I’m feeling it. Suddenly we […]

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Health, Mental Health

Grey Hair Despair : The day I realised I was the Look of Anxiety

November 11, 2019

A few months ago I decided to go grey. I wasn’t talking about getting a trending new hair colour or going for some highlights – I meant “going grey gracefully” and embracing my natural grey hairs. It hasn’t been easy, since today I realised I […]

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Health, Mental Health

How to Spot Anxiety And Stop It | Featuring Kalms Lavender

April 24, 2019

AD / THIS POST IS COMMISSIONED BY KALMS LAVENDER. ALL WORDING & OPINION EXPRESSED IS MY OWN, NOT OF THE BRAND. Anxiety is something we can all experience at one time or another. It’s actually pretty normal, but sometimes, especially when life gets challenging, persistent […]

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Health, Mental Health

ANXIETY | I’m Happy But I Still Think About Suicide

October 9, 2018

[TRIGGER WARNING] I don’t wake up thinking, “How can I end my life today?” I don’t hate my life.  In fact, I’m very happy.  I love being a mum, being married, living the middle life.  But time and time again I catch myself in my […]

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Health, Mental Health, Women's Health

ANXIETY & OVULATION | Trying For Baby Number Two (Beyond 35)

September 12, 2018

  Getting pregnant with Reuben was easy.  After just two months trying to conceive I got my positive.  Baby making, it appeared, wasn’t hard work.  But now I know I was just lucky; now we’re trying for baby number two, it’s of course a different […]

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Health, Maternal Health, Mental Health

Parenting Through Anxiety: A Mentally Ill Motherhood

April 7, 2018

For as long as I’ve been a mother I’ve had anxiety.  To me, motherhood and anxiety are one and I don’t see a horizon on this tumultuous sea of worry. People love to tell you that anxiety comes with being a parent.  Mums and dads […]

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Maternity & Motherhood, Mental Health

I’m A Horrible Mum Because Anxiety Makes Me Angry

March 11, 2018

[Trigger Warning] This week was not great.  In fact, many days aren’t that great.  Maybe I’m exaggerating, but when I’ve had a really challenging experience –  my baby has, well, cried and I’ve lost the plot – I can’t help but write the day off […]

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Maternity & Motherhood, Mental Health

10 Ways I’m Treating My Post Natal Anxiety

September 5, 2017

No one goes through pregnancy expecting illness after childbirth – but I did. Having a baby is one of life’s beautiful experiences; incredibly rewarding but often hard work.  My pregnancy was difficult and tinged with worry and although I looked forward to finally meeting my baby, I […]

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Maternity & Motherhood, Mental Health

10 Realities I Never Expected As A Newly Made Mum

July 18, 2017

When you imagine what something may be like, you can generally guess and have a good idea of the experience.  Like having a baby.  Labour will be somewhat painful, baby will pop out one way or another, and you’ll go home – right?  Let’s just say when it came […]

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Maternity & Motherhood, Mental Health

I’m Not Okay and That’s Okay: My Postnatal Anxiety

May 10, 2017

Mental illness can happen to any one, any time – no one is immune.  Yet for some reason mental illness remains a stigma; often mocked and not taken seriously.  Women who have recently given birth are an at risk group vulnerable to post-natal depression, but lack of […]

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Health, Mental Health

Inferiority-Popularity Complex | Blogger Problems

November 12, 2015

I wrote this piece about a month ago, that I later decided I wouldn’t post.  This is what I’m like: writing is my therapy.  I go through phases of emotions and big life questioning that I’ll get over and may or may not revisit.  I call it ‘life lethargy’. […]

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  • Can I still say happy national lingerie day for the last half hour of what’s left of the day?! 👙 I’m not myself at the moment and really run down with a cold or sinus bug or something, so that’s my excuse. Also I said lingerie was’t going on here so looks like that was a lie. 🤪 Never mind. Hope you appreciate the pretty colours of this photo and the fact I’m actually smiling. 😄

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Bank holiday Saturday spent gambolling round Fountains Abbey. ☀️ 

#familylife #bankholidayfun #fountainsabbey #daysoutwithkids #mumoife #mumlifeuk
Bank holiday Saturday spent gambolling round Fountains Abbey. ☀️ 

#familylife #bankholidayfun #fountainsabbey #daysoutwithkids #mumoife #mumlifeuk
Bank holiday Saturday spent gambolling round Fountains Abbey. ☀️ 

#familylife #bankholidayfun #fountainsabbey #daysoutwithkids #mumoife #mumlifeuk
Bank holiday Saturday spent gambolling round Fountains Abbey. ☀️ 

#familylife #bankholidayfun #fountainsabbey #daysoutwithkids #mumoife #mumlifeuk
Bank holiday Saturday spent gambolling round Fountains Abbey. ☀️ 

#familylife #bankholidayfun #fountainsabbey #daysoutwithkids #mumoife #mumlifeuk
Bank holiday Saturday spent gambolling round Fountains Abbey. ☀️ 

#familylife #bankholidayfun #fountainsabbey #daysoutwithkids #mumoife #mumlifeuk
Bank holiday Saturday spent gambolling round Fountains Abbey. ☀️ 

#familylife #bankholidayfun #fountainsabbey #daysoutwithkids #mumoife #mumlifeuk
Bank holiday Saturday spent gambolling round Fountains Abbey. ☀️ 

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Bank holiday Saturday spent gambolling round Fountains Abbey. ☀️ 

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Bank holiday Saturday spent gambolling round Fountains Abbey. ☀️ 

#familylife #bankholidayfun #fountainsabbey #daysoutwithkids #mumoife #mumlifeuk
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Can I still say happy national lingerie day for the last half hour of what’s left of the day?! 👙 I’m not myself at the moment and really run down with a cold or sinus bug or something, so that’s my excuse. Also I said lingerie was’t going on here so looks like that was a lie. 🤪 Never mind. Hope you appreciate the pretty colours of this photo and the fact I’m actually smiling. 😄

(Wearing my previously gifted @lovepanache Ana bra which is my most loved bra ever)
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Can I still say happy national lingerie day for the last half hour of what’s left of the day?! 👙 I’m not myself at the moment and really run down with a cold or sinus bug or something, so that’s my excuse. Also I said lingerie was’t going on here so looks like that was a lie. 🤪 Never mind. Hope you appreciate the pretty colours of this photo and the fact I’m actually smiling. 😄 (Wearing my previously gifted @lovepanache Ana bra which is my most loved bra ever)
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