A MENTAL HEALTH AND SELF CARE BLOG
In collaboration with Men's Health Week 2019 and of course, I'll be talking about men's mental health. How many of us are guilty of telling someone to 'MAN UP'? I am. Since researching stigma of mental health, particularly male mental health, I make a conscious effort not to use such phrases. Let's have a look. …
This post is one that I’ve wanted to write for a while now, but everyone who has had an experience with mental health will know that it isn’t easy to talk about until you feel healed enough to be able to move forward. The reason I’ve wanted to share my story is to help people …
Let’s start by saying… HAPPY INTERNATIONAL NURSES DAY! Every year, since May 12th 1974 (Florence Nightingale’s birthday), this day has been dedicated to celebrating nurses all over the world. I have celebrated this day year after year (after all, we've all got a nurse to thank in some way or another!). This year, I am …
Ok, so I’m super thrilled to be doing a guest blog for Kayleigh on her amazing page. I stumbled across Kayleigh’s blog when there was an article in our local newspaper which highlighted her Mental Health Blogs. Being a sufferer of quite severe panic disorder I decided to check out her page to see if …
Even the most resilient of people experience stress at different points of their lives. At times things may become so stressful that you become completely drained as well as physically and mentally exhausted. This is otherwise known as 'burnout'- a term I've discovered during study is often associated with nursing (but can happen as a …
OK so I've kinda click-baited you here. If I knew the formula of overcoming anxiety I'd be a millionaire. But wait. There are some things I can help with. Let's start at the very beginning... What is Anxiety? It's the knot in your stomach as you approach someone to have a difficult conversation. It's the …
Can you believe it's already March?! This year has gone by so quickly already including, believe it or not, the month of night shifts I was dreading. As a student, night shifts lead me to being a walking, barely talking, zombie with no social life. Over a year later and this is what I imagined …
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do."- Steve Jobs. I feel lucky to be able to say that I genuinely love what I do. 'Great work' means something different to everyone. To me, I see great work in a lot of things- but feel the most pride when I am nursing. Mental Health Nursing in particular. In honour of the very first Mental Health Nurses Day which took place on the 21st February- …
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It's that time of year again! Time to Talk Day in collaboration with 'Time to Change' the biggest UK campaign to challenge Mental Health Stigma. This day encourages everyone to talk about Mental Health- whether you're at work, at home with the family or relaxing on your own (get online!). 'Time to Change' have provided …
