After a planned 3 to 6 month break turned into over 12 months, I’m so delighted to be hosting and sharing conversations again. Our house move and changing family needs has meant it's not been possible to record until now. Unfortunately, just around the time the broadband started playing up. However, with a change in provider coming in April the final hurdle is resolved, and recordings are now getting scheduled. I’m still deciding whether to return to fortnightly episodes or g

How? How has this happened? And I don't mean that in the way it's often said; as in 'how am I 40 years old, I was just 20'. No, I mean, I didn't think I would be alive at 30, how am I still here? At 28 my life spiralled. From seemingly having it all to feeling like I had nothing. I wanted out, the battle was too hard, the thoughts were too dark, the emptiness too welcoming. And being here the next day, week, month felt unlikely and almost undesired. So to be here 12 years lat

We are coming into Spring, there's plently of rain right now and the sun is just around the corner. But what's next? I have been having that feeling recently, a kind of mixture of emotions. I feel very unclear and uncertian about what's next. What's the next big (or even medium) project? How will things change in the next year? What does that look like? At home, we are about to convert our garage to a utility room. This will be the final big 'moving in job' we have planned/ c

Lately, social media has been filled with throwback photos and captions reflecting on 2016. Apparently that's a decade ago! 2016 seems somehow both yesterday and a lifetime away. As I scroll through old pictures, I find myself pausing, not just at the images, but at what sat quietly behind them. 2016 was complicated. On the surface, there were genuine moments of joy. That was the year I attended my first Mental Health Bloggers Meetup in Manchester. It was the beginning of fee

I did it! I crossed the 750 mile finishing line on my final run of 2025. Concluding an awesome year of running. Running has long been part of my wellbeing (more so than leisure) routine. It helps to both have a break from everything, but also allow time for some thoughts to cycle through and process. Prior to 2020 I always ran outside, however in 2020 I injured my knee resulting in a bad grade one tear. After physio I gradually returned to running, starting with walking, then

I'll spare you the usual "I cant believe it's December already", although does it count if I've still mentioned it? It's winter time and Spotify, YouTube and the rest are sharing my wrapped 2025 views/ listens, which has made me think; what has this year been? It's hard to reflect on everything at once, but certain themes come to the forefront. *Content warning: mention of panic attacks and depression The Privilege It's been another whole year of living. Another year of love

It’s been, well… pretty much 14 months of constant go; at work and at home. The usual slow downs in January and August didn’t happen. At work we had extra reporting and events and at home all the moving related things. In the last year at home, we’ve moved, Laura’s been off work, we’ve both had bouts of illness, I’ve broken down at least three times from burnout, once from depression and had two or three panic attacks (it’s nice to mix it up). It’s just been a lot. As we com

I love you and I miss you Marmalade. You saved my life. And I’m so sorry I couldn’t do more to save yours. You will always be in my...

This week I realised, there’s more going on. There's trauma still at work. My lived experience, like all of us, impacts what I do/ think,...

It’s over ten years now… over tens years more of life than I thought I would have. And not just any ten years, while there’s difficult...

What a month it’s been! May has been packed with changes, challenges and successes. We finished April and rolled into May by agreeing our...

I have completed a 27.2 mile run! What an awesome experince. And one full of thoughts. Where to start? I have been enjoying regular...

April is Stress Awareness Month and has come at a time when I am continuing to make changes to better manage my own stress and mental...

Most of last year I was running for my own health and wellbeing, and maybe a little bit of fun. Running is something that very much...

Following on from conversations about tiredness and burnout in the second half of last year, I’ve realised something I thought I’d...

For the first time in a long time I’ve made a New Year’s Resolution, and I’ve made it before February! (I usually make my resolutions in...

A combination of illness and end of year reflections have left me thinking, and worrying. How long can I do this? <This posts was written...

It’s one of many reasons, but equally it is one of them… I grew up hearing “ if you don’t have anything nice to say, then don’t say...

This week I’ve been really worn out, like really worn out, and maybe for the third or fourth time in a few weeks. But this time I’m...

I’m so delighted to be sharing this update. As part of Mental Health Awareness Week, Vuelio has announced this year’s Top 10 Mental...