A spiritual Mama, living in the woods, learning to navigate life with Bipolar Disorder and Complex PTSD
I was huge when I was pregnant. My bump was BIG. And when I say big, I mean big! With each pregnancy, along came a bigger bump, and each time I had Diastasis Recti. I didn’t even have big babies. My biggest was 7.2lb born at 37+2 weeks, but I had a lot of amniotic … Continue reading Big Bumps & Muscle Repair Surgery
These aren’t my words, but from a post I found on Facebook and kept in my notes app. They’re originally by Robert Westerburg with a quote from Alfred D. Souza included. Have a read. It’s powerful. “We convince ourselves that life will be better after we graduate, get married, have a baby, then another. Then … Continue reading There’s Never Been a Better Time
Last year, this was my saviour! I spent hours utterly absorbed in this book when I was struggling after a mixed episode at the start of the year. Each page is blank inside, with prompts to get your mind thinking. The creativity, the prompts, the limitless ideas were amazing. I was in an arty/creative mood, … Continue reading Wreck This Journal
All of these social media platforms - Facebook, Instagram, etc. - share a common theme - selectivity. Things posted are only small parts of a person’s life. Most accounts, not all, and not coincidentally the ones with the most followers, don’t show the hardships, the life lessons, the daily challenges and inner emotional experience of … Continue reading Don’t be Fooled by Social Media
I found this poem online and it resonated so strongly with me I know my mental health takes priority over my weight…but being bigger doesn’t sit easy with me. People say - eat less, move more, calorie deficit, etc. But it doesn’t work like that with anti-psychotics. I can strictly lower my calories to the … Continue reading Medication induced Metabolic Syndrome
Bipolar Disorder still remains a widely misunderstood mental illness and there continue to be many myths surrounding it, continuing to perpetuate the shame felt by some individuals with the disorder. Myths are harmful and may stop people from speaking up about their health, or even prevent them from seeking help. Here are some of the … Continue reading Myths About Bipolar Disorder
In modern day culture, we are constantly being bombarded with messages about pushing ourselves harder, about always wanting more and more. You know the social media posts, right? A bigger house, a better car, more money in the bank. And the more we get, the more we seem to want. I was part of a … Continue reading We’re Chasing the Wrong Goals
Life has been a roller coaster since I last blogged. Up and down with meds, different mental health teams, care co-ordinadors, psychotherapists and psychiatrists. It’s been a whole 6 years since I was sectioned and admitted as an inpatient. I can’t even believe that. So I thought I’d start up again. I really enjoyed blogging. … Continue reading Well, it’s been a while!
Since I left the Psychiatric Hospital a few days before Christmas, life’s just continued to throw crap at me, and although I’m trying my absolute hardest to stay positive, it’s draining and I can feel my mood getting lower. To start with, the DVLA refused my driving licence application, meaning I have to wait another … Continue reading Finding Positivity When Faced with More Crap
Healing isn’t easy. And it isn’t fast. As an impulsive and impatient person, I’ve always found this immensely frustrating. I’ve spent most of my adulthood trying to heal, not helped by stages of denial and giving up on myself. But I’m determined to get better, to deal with the demons from my past and move … Continue reading Embracing The Bumps in the Road – Real Healing is Hard, Exhausting and Draining
‘Normal’ sounds boring anyway 
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