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    World Suicide Prevention Day

    It is World Suicide Prevention Day today and this is a subject that we all need to talk more about and be more open about. Let’s change the narrative on suicide and start talking.   Today’s blog post content will…

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    Coping with mental health flares

    Coping with mental health flares is something I have had to work on and get good at over the years. I have struggled with my mental health since my mid-teens and have recently found myself fighting with my thoughts, so…

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    Reading can Help Chronic Illness

    I love reading but, something that surprised me is that reading can help chronic illness, and it has helped me a lot. I thought as it is World Book Day tomorrow, we would chat about how reading is good for…

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    Health Update

    New Year, New Flare!

    Yes, new year, new flare! We have all been there, you make plans and then your body decides to start giving you magnified versions of symptoms you already have or completely new ones! It’s a very frustrating start to the…

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    Mental Health

    Mindfully Coping with Grief

    Today I thought we would have a chat about mindfully coping with grief, as it is something I am currently experiencing. Many of us struggle with the overwhelming emotions and try to escape them by numbing or distracting ourselves. I…

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    Money and mental health

    Most of us know that money and mental health go hand in hand, but being forced to live on benefits is not seen with such compassion. People assume that benefits are easy to get and once you have them, that’s…

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    World mental health day 2024

    This year the theme for world mental health day 2024, is workplace burnout, and I am sure you are wondering what I could know about that! I have been unable to work for over twenty years, but I tried many…