01 Nov What to do when you are overwhelmed.
In the morning when you wake the dread is already on your shoulder. You feel the panic rising and swallow hard to stop it. It all feels too much. You...
17 Oct What you need to know about change.
I find change hard. I like familiarity and routine. I like tradition and rituals. These are the things that help me to orient myself in the world. To make sense...
10 Oct For World Mental Health Day: this much I know.
For World Mental Health Day some truth from my head and my heart. This much I know: Mental illness does not and should not disqualify you. Do not disqualify yourself because...
04 Oct You have permission to change your life.
You have permission to make a change I am giving it to you. Not that you need me to. You were already allowed. If something is not how you want it to be, if...
20 Sep To the Mum who feels she is never enough.
Recently I asked my email list* what they were struggling with. I don't have all the answers but I want to know my readers better and write about the things that are...
15 Aug Feel the feelings: Why you must stop hiding your emotions.
I experienced my first panic attack in my car while attempting a three point turn in the road outside my parents' house. I was 22. One minute I was turning the...
26 Jun How to know if you are suffering with anxiety.
Maintaining good mental health can be hard work. I didn't manage it, and when my third child was a few months old I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety. I had probably...
30 May How to teach your child self-care.
Self care is not just for stressed-out grown ups. Self care is an important life skill we can and should be teaching to our children. And just in case you...
21 May The story of my anxiety: Re-learning how to live.
Last week for Mental Health Awareness Week, on Facebook and Instagram, I posted daily about my battle with anxiety and panic attacks. I have summarised these posts here. I hope they...