Mental Health Awareness Week 2020: Kindness Matters
Mental Health

Mental Health Awareness Week 2020: Kindness Matters

The theme for this year's Mental Health Awareness Week is kindness, which is perfect for these 'unprecedented times'. The campaign plans to encourage you to be kind to yourself and take time out for yourself each day - something I've struggled with since I became a parent, although, surprisingly, I've gotten a lot better at… Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Week 2020: Kindness Matters

Books for World Mental Health Day 2019
Books, Mental Health

World Mental Health Day 2019

This post features some affiliate links Today is World Mental Health Day. I'm a big believer in talking about mental health every day of the year, but I appreciate that these awareness days draw attention to causes that may otherwise pass people by, particularly when it comes to recognising symptoms they may not have realised… Continue reading World Mental Health Day 2019

What I've been reading lately
Books

What I’ve been reading lately #14

This post contains affiliate links I've just hit 12 on my Goodreads total for the year so far and I'm really pleased with the variety of titles I've managed to tick off my list. I'm trying not to read two consecutive titles from the same genre and it's turned out to be a really fun… Continue reading What I’ve been reading lately #14

blurt buddybox
Lifestyle

Item of the day: Blurt’s BuddyBox

Blurt is a fantastic charity dedicated to helping people affected by depression. One of their fab ideas is the BuddyBox - an awesome subscription service where you (or a friend) receive items to help you relax, get creative, de-stress and have fun. Great idea, huh? You can subscribe for £12 a month and receive three… Continue reading Item of the day: Blurt’s BuddyBox

1 in 4 people will experience a mental health problem this year - Mind
Lifestyle

We still need to talk about mental health

I had planned on writing something for World Mental Health Day but time got away from me and it was just another one of those blog post ideas which slipped through the net. But I got to thinking... It's something we should be talking about all the time. If anything, we should be talking about… Continue reading We still need to talk about mental health