The small things in life…

If there’s one thing I’ve learnt over the past few years (and mainly thanks to my move to France) it’s to appreciate the small things and grasp the joy they bring to you! This could mean buying stupid things that make you smile, doing things that don’t cost money and raise your mood, both of

Setting boundaries

One of the most obvious routes to a more peaceful life, yet possibly the hardest thing for *some* of us to do is setting boundaries… I used to be chronically appalling at this. But ultimately, if you never learn, I can guarantee that the person this most affects adversely is yourself. And at the end

The pursuit of happiness

I read a really interesting article today; The headline being “I’m so jealous of everyone else. How can I stop it ruining my life?”. My first response was to dismiss it as absolute stupidity and the writer as a complete melt, but then it actually got me thinking… Comparison truly is the mother of all

Has “banter” gone too far?

This week, we have all been privy to a very public example of a private meltdown. And if the Oscars has taught us anything it should perhaps be that, rightly or wrongly, everyone has their breaking point… And so it seems the world is divided on who was in the wrong, or should that be

Good things from bad times…

They say that every cloud has a silver lining, and perhaps, this much is true. Although at times it may be harder to search for it, let alone find it than others… My own navigation of my personal mental health journey throughout many years has, at times been harder than I thought able to bear

It comes in waves…

It comes in waves. Those big black clouds suddenly just arrive from nowhere with no prior warning at all. Once it’s had its claws well and truly into you once, it’s never really gone. It hits you at the oddest times, often for no tangible reason at all leaving you confused and feeling utterly defeated.