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Baby, baby, baby
Hopefully in July we will be having a baby! So many thoughts, emotions and agh! I am processing some emotions, ignoring some and...

Mike Douglas
May 13, 20234 min read


National Pet Day
Happy #NationalPetDay Caring for a pet or animal companion can support our mental health in many ways, so here's a short blog post about...

Mike Douglas
Apr 11, 20231 min read


Making An AI Friend
Did you see those adverts for Replika seemingly all over instagram in August and September? This was the second time I'd seen a run of...

Mike Douglas
Nov 18, 20226 min read


Music & Story Sharing
This week I’ve watched a couple of programmes; a documentary and an interview. Both have focused on the lives of young musicians /...

Mike Douglas
Nov 9, 20221 min read


Personal Challenge Update
This update is a super exciting one for me. But how to start this... I got a tattoo! How did this idea from 2021 come to be part of my...

Mike Douglas
Oct 10, 20225 min read


Services & Support on WSPD
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day. It's an important day to reflect on our journeys, remember our loved ones and to encourage...

Mike Douglas
Sep 10, 20221 min read


Quietly Quitting Instagram
Quietly quitting is weird right? It’s such a negative way to view someone ‘just’ doing their job. How is doing your job quitting? Answer...

Mike Douglas
Aug 25, 20223 min read


Taking Annual Leave is Difficult
The last 3 weeks or so I’ve been planning work activities and tasks around being this upcoming leave. I’ve scheduled meetings around it...

Mike Douglas
Aug 18, 20222 min read


My Birthday
It's July, it's my birthday this month. My birthday is something I still struggle with and have found hard to talk about over recent...

Mike Douglas
Jul 11, 20225 min read


What’s been going on?
I feel like I get asked this question a lot. And the thing is, I’m really bad at answering it. I think I’m partly asked this question so...

Mike Douglas
Jun 24, 20223 min read


Father's Day?
I’ve just finished at the gym, another 7.3 miles today. Very happy with that. While on my cool down I was checking twitter and saw an...

Mike Douglas
Jun 19, 20224 min read


Open Journal in the Top 10
I am mega excited to share with you that I have again (woooooo) been named in the Vuelio Top 10 UK Mental Health Blogs. It is such a huge...

Mike Douglas
Jun 10, 20222 min read


Taking a Break To Puzzle
It really does feel like a heavy constant flow of work and tasks from late January to July with a number of mental health related events,...

Mike Douglas
Jun 2, 20224 min read


Impact of Socialising
Social stuff is tiring. I think I’d slightly forgotten how tiring. Some social things are really fun, some are not. To an extent, it...

Mike Douglas
Apr 24, 20222 min read


Talk to Talk; has it been that long?
It was Time to Talk Day last week, which means there’s been lots of cool, important and hopefully helpful conversations happening. This...

Mike Douglas
Feb 11, 20223 min read


A Festival of Games
What a way to kick off 2022. Over the last two years, I have attended some amazing online conferences, and hopefully we continue to see...

Mike Douglas
Jan 30, 20224 min read


Blue to Brew Monday
I can't believe we are still seeing the damaging misconceptions and trivialisation of depression being spread by the myth of 'Blue...

Mike Douglas
Jan 17, 20222 min read


A Resolution of Positivity
In the last week I’ve been posting more (slightly) generic positive thoughts on twitter, and here’s why. We are at the midway point in...

Mike Douglas
Jan 13, 20222 min read


Receiving (Christmas) Gifts
Christmas, it’s here again. In previous years I’ve written about my experiences with Christmas, so definitely go back and check those out...

Mike Douglas
Dec 16, 20213 min read
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