confidence, impostor, mentalhealth, motivation, wellbeing

Stop Being an Impostor in Your Own Life

October 31, 2018

Why is it that when things start to go well, my brain kicks in with a bunch of sabotaging thoughts and self-doubts? Well, I learned recently that it happens to a lot of us and what I have been...

blogging, connections, gratitude, happiness, mentalhealth

Allow me to reintroduce myself

October 17, 2018

I’ve had a little rest from the blog because I felt like I’d run out of things to say, that what I was saying wasn’t important and that the blog wasn’t doing what I wanted it to do. Since...

communication, experiences, mentalhealth, relationships

What’s their problem?!

May 9, 2018

What’s their problem?! Familiar words often spoken about the family member who snaps for no reason, the work colleague who is always ready with a passive aggressive dig or the friend who is always in a bad mood. What’s...

kindness, mentalhealth, positivity, wellbeing

Pro Kind Project

April 19, 2018

So this week’s post is a little different. I’ve written before about the dangers of social media, the comparison and the fake bullshit, but actually, it’s not all bad. For me, Instragram is one of the more positive spaces especially...

anger, communication, mentalhealth, positivity, relationships

Practice What You Preach

March 21, 2018

I have the “preach” part down. I talk a lot about what I’ve learned and how I’ve overcome things. Every day lately seems to be a test. A test of patience, of resilience and of will. It’s not that...

communication, mentalhealth, timetotalk

Mental Health: It’s Time to Talk

January 31, 2018

We all have mental health in the same way we all have physical health. Mental health is a scale and we all slide up and down that scale throughout our lives. A study by the NHS Information Centre for...

blogging, communication, conversation, mentalhealth, relationships

Conversation, a dying art

January 24, 2018

How often do you sit and have a one-to-one conversation with someone? (Without you both having one eye on your phone). Think back. Did you manage it today? This week? This month? It’s hard to know isn’t it. We...

blogging, confidence, experiences, love, mentalhealth, positivity, relationships, single

Day 735

November 7, 2017

I’m a few days late with this blog because basically I forgot. I’m taking it as a good sign given that day 365 was such an issue. To remind you, I wrote 365 a year after I broke up with my...

anxiety, blogging, confidence, experiences, happiness, heartbreak, mentalhealth, motivation, positivity, survival

To 16 year old me

October 25, 2017

First of all, you are so fucking beautiful, don’t listen to them! Any person who ever tries to make you feel shit about yourself is reflecting their own self loathing. Your ears and nose aren’t too big, your skin...

anxiety, blogging, communication, confidence, lonliness, mentalhealth, relationships, survival, writing

The L Word

September 6, 2017

Right, I’ve got a confession to make, I’ve been a bit naughty. So you know how I’m this self-proclaimed “positivity blogger” and life is fucking amazing and we should all be grateful for every second, even the shit times?...