How to handle Sunday night anxiety
Last weekend Dan and I had the loveliest weekend. We had zero commitments and zero plans which meant we could do anything we wanted. We filled our time with trips to town, getting coffee, getting breakfast, him drawing, me writing. It was exactly what I pictured our weekends looking like when we decided to move in together. After such a lovely couple of days, it’s perhaps unsurprising that I felt…
When you’ve ‘recovered’
When you go through a mental illness, reach your rock bottom and get help, the goal is often to reach the shiny, happy place called recovery. You do all the hard work you need to glue yourself back together again, build up your strength and re-enter the real world. You go back to school/work, you see friends, do boring things like food shopping. You take each day as it comes,…
What I’m doing to learn more about race
This is one of those blog posts that makes my chest tight writing about. It makes me uncomfortable because I feel unqualified to talk about race and I’m treading a very fine line between using my privileged position to speak about important issues and centralising myself, a white woman, in a conversation about race. Yikes. The alternative, to keep quiet, keep my head down and stay in my own lane…
Perfectionism vs productivity
Ahh perfectionism. A great way to procrastinate and an excellent way for self-doubt to manifest. How many times have you had a big, exciting or downright terrifying project ready to launch into the world but you keep holding back because it isn’t quite perfect? Or maybe you’ve had a great idea for something, but you can’t start it until you’ve done all the research and spent all your money on…
Why I’m grateful for my mental health problems
Cor, that sounds like a click-bait-y title doesn’t it? It’s exactly what this post is about though, so if you took the bait, don’t worry - I promise to come through. When we think about mental health, we so often think of the negatives. The awful statistics, the lack of funding in the NHS, those who don’t get the support they need. Of course, these are all valid narratives and…
Monthly mindscape - bed
I’m writing this on Bank holiday Monday, Dan and I have been having a lovely, slow day together and my eyes are feeling heavy. I’m in prime nap mode (post gin and burger, warm air blowing through the window and a comfy sofa beneath me) but instead of napping, I feel like writing. Dan’s got some beautiful music playing, I found a picture that’s inspired me and I’m ready to…
When you feel less than worthy
This is an open letter to anyone who happens to come across the blog, who’s feeling less than worthy. And by that I mean those who feel they don’t deserve… Love Happiness Support Money Success Help Peace Relaxation A voice I know you’re out there. I see you, I hear you - I both was you and am you. I once believed I wasn’t worthy of any of the above.…
The beauty of escapism
I’m typing this at Zurich airport, with a coffee in hand as I wait for my friend Zoe to finish teaching a yoga class and come meet me. We’ve got a weekend together catching up, yoga-ing, brunching, relaxing and - well, escaping real life for a little bit. I don’t have to think about my to-do list at work. There’s no “What shall we have for dinner?” debates with my…
How to find your USP
When I look back at my personal and professional history, where my career is right now could not make more sense. It took some time and I flirted with several different career paths along the way, but I feel like I’ve found the right path for me and discovered my ‘USP’ (unique selling point). Although, when I really think about it - it isn’t a singular USP. It’s several different…