Why is it so hard to maintain healthy relationships when you have a mental illness, and can counselling help?
I like to think that I'm a pretty good friend. I'm loyal, thoughtful and I'm a good listener but when it comes to my mental illness - sometimes it can feel like I'm not the most considerate. The truth is that when you have a mental illness sometimes you have to be a...
The most important things that counselling has taught me
If you’ve been diagnosed with a mental illness then you’ve probably been told a million times that it’s good to talk. Being open and honest with your partner, family and friends is definitely a step in the right direction as keeping your feeling bottled up is a recipe...
Talking therapy – a painful step in my recovery from depression and anxiety
It’s easy for me to sit here and tell you to get therapy. I was lucky enough to receive counselling from the NHS after I was diagnosed with depression and anxiety, and without it I’m not sure how my recovery would have panned out. Walking into a tiny little room every...
Wedding planning with depression and anxiety
I started planning my wedding in 2014, just two years after my initial diagnoses of depression and anxiety. On the outside, I appeared to be quite happy and excited but truthfully I found the whole experience rather stressful. To be honest I could get...
7 reasons why you need to make an emergency self-care box
it’s like having a box of bandages ready for when you cut yourself. It helps you heal faster.
Going freelance and feeling like an imposter
Why I jacked it in to go freelance, only to feel like I don’t belong.
Improve your mental health with ‘5 Minutes in the Morning’
You don’t have to be a wordsmith to benefit from the positive benefits of journal writing. Give it a try!
Gift ideas for friends with depression
Buying gifts for friends with depression can be tricky. You want them to feel loved and appreciated, but often they have no interest in things that usually make them happy. I find it hard to ask for presents because I often feel like I don't deserve any, but when...
The perfect gift idea for loved ones with mental illness
Thoughtful, appropriate and genuinely helpful gifts from I Can Cards.
Why I’m ditching self-care and searching for ‘restorative space’
The idea of spending 60 minutes sweating it out in a public gym with strangers is most people's idea of hell on earth. The smell, the obnoxiously placed mirrors, the overly friendly personal trainers and then there's the real stinger - having to actually...
Depression, recovery and why relapse feels painfully good
Recovery from depression is an uphill struggle. I was diagnosed in 2012 and I still to this day class myself as depressed, because relapse is always just around the corner. I know I'm a total downer, right? Well believe it or not, I don't go around...
Why your ‘New Year’ self-care routine needs to start today
Look let’s not beat around the bush. Christmas is coming. Depending on when your reading this, it may be nearer than you’d like to admit. As I’m writing this in October, I’m aware that many of you are December Deniers. You’re refusing to accept that the...