I read an interesting article on the Harvard Medical website around approaches to managing depression without a need for drugs such as anti-depressants. Each individual’s symptoms are different and the treatment approach is for the individual. I’d always recommend talking to a medical professional or doctor etc. As some one who has experienced depression a…
Category: grief
Blog: Finding the right tools
Welcome to Monday, I hope you had a great weekend. I’m got a little behind with my wellbeing work over the weekend, basically everything I had planned to do did not happen. I bought and received a new laptop, so my time was spent getting that up and running. Hopefully I’ll be back on track…
Blue Monday
Today (Monday 18 January) is blue Monday. It is the third Monday of the year, and is known by some (or many) to be the most depressing day of the year. This is supposedly due to a combination of bad weather, long nights and the lingering negatives of Christmas (over indulging and financial pressures etc)….
Blog: Life does not make narrative sense
I am pretty open about some aspects of my wellbeing, although I don’t openly share everything (most people do not either). Its no secret things have been difficult for me as of late, those who are closer to me know a little more about the why. We are all imperfect and unique beings. Life does…
Blog: Reality Bites
It’s a very tough time of year for me. 13 January represents three years since my Dad died. There’s nothing I can say or do to change that. It’s not a day to celebrate or mark, but it does represent a day where my life changed forever. Friday 8 January was supposed to be my…
Blog: 8760
8760. I want you to think about that number, 8760. The clock keeps ticking, we get older. Time flies? Not always when we are having fun, but it sure does keep ticking. What is a year… it sounds like a lot, but in reality, a year can pass really quickly. One year 12 months 365…
Midweek Blog + Round Up: 6 January 2021
The turning of the clock happens, it keeps happening. Time is one of the few constants in the world. Sadly, the change of one day to the next does not change the situation we are in. The new year has started with us back in a lockdown, across the entire of the UK. Again we…
Blog: A time to reflect
Happy New Year! I hope 2021 brings good health and happiness to you all. Over the Christmas break, I was watching the Gavin and Stacey Christmas special from 2019 with my wife. It triggered a conversation as to how different “our world” was just 12 months ago when we had watched it previously. My initial…
Get Active Blog: Christmas
Remaining active is very important to me, and unlike most people around me I do not celebrate Christmas in any signficiant way. Indeed its quite a sad time of year for me personally. I hate how we have Christmas rammed down our throats, be happy and merry or else. I hate this time of year….
Blog: Stop assuming you know everything
Many people will be beginning their Christmas breaks today. Spending time with family and friends (physically or even virtually this year). For many it’s a time of celebration, joy, happiness and relaxation. For others it is tortuous, painful, lonely and pushes many to the brink. Many do not even celebrate Christmas or do so in…
Better Days Wellbeing 