This time next week, I will be completely off the two medications that have caused the majority of my mental health issues for the past...

In conversations about my ongoing withdrawal process, I have noticed there is a misconception that as soon as you stop taking a drug,...

What’s the number one thing you do to reduce anxiety? At the top of my list is swimming in ocean pools, and I recently learned of the...

A friend I’ve made online recently commented that she was amazed I could keep up my Instagram while experiencing mental illness. ⁣ As...

The past nine months have taught me a lot of things about parenting with a chronic illness. It doesn’t matter if it’s mental or physical...

Yesterday something amazing happened. I made dinner and cleaned up. I played with my son, bathed him, put on his pyjamas, read him a book...

While I was in hospital, I kept a diary of my stay. Below are excerpts from two particularly poignant days. They were the first two days...

Trigger warning: self harm and trauma During my recent stay at a psychiatric hospital, we started each group therapy session with 10...

Trigger warning: suicide ideation I’m being admitted into hospital this morning for an intensive therapy program. Yesterday passed in a...

I’ve never been a very patient person, but 2020 is forcing me to learn patience as I navigate the way from mental health relapse to...

I wrote this post in two halves. The first was just before spending my first night alone in our new house, after catching a train alone...

For the first time this week, I heard about the controversial side to Lyme’s disease. I read a New York Times article where the author...

Trigger warning: self-harm I recently found myself in a situation I haven’t been in for a number of years. I was having a massage and had...

Today was a lazy Sunday on the beach. My feet in the sand, connected to the earth, breathing in salt and light, breathing out the...

Happiness can be a fairly abstract concept that is hard to define. It’s something I’m constantly striving for, and at times I think Annie...

I have taken time off work and study to help while I’m working at rebuilding my mental wellness. Now more than ever, it’s important to...

I had a break through this week. I think I was starting to believe the highlights reel I have curated on here. The reality is that there...

After work this afternoon, I walked down to the local beach and took another walk. I love the experience of grounding through a barefoot...

I realised this week I haven’t been brushing my hair much recently 🤦🏼‍♀️ This is a real change to before the world ended, where I loved...

I have been actively trying to leave my phone in the bedroom more often and not take it out with me. I realise that in the absence of...