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10 Wellbeing Tips for Christmas
Mental health at Christmas can be a difficult thing. Last week as part of my day job I sat down and discussed wellbeing tips with a...

Mike Douglas
Nov 27, 20193 min read


Meeting My Unhelpful New Doctor
On a cold Halloween night I made my way to my new surgery. Having recently moved I had to change practices, which I was sad about because...

Mike Douglas
Nov 1, 20193 min read


Blogging Less, But Doing More
Over the last 12 to 18 months I have been writing/ blogging less. While there's a few reasons why (including the podcast) there is...

Mike Douglas
Oct 10, 20192 min read


#MHBlogAwards Wellbeing Recommendations
How amazing was the recent Mental Health Blog Awards! There have been some great comments, tweets and blog posts already following on...

Mike Douglas
Aug 7, 20194 min read


Starting at the Gym
It's not about losing weight, but that wouldn't hurt. Honestly I do wonder who thinks telling someone "you need to lose weight" is a...

Mike Douglas
Jun 10, 20195 min read


Super Happy Story (About Feeling Super Sad)
It's still so cold! It's summer soon right?! I recently visited the theatre to see a show called 'A Super Happy Story (About Feeling...

Mike Douglas
Mar 20, 20193 min read


Learning How To Talk About Mental Health
Recently I went for dinner with my friend Jess, we spoke about a few things and one of them really got me thinking. Does working within...

Mike Douglas
Feb 28, 20193 min read


Life meaning at the Theatre
I recently attended The Kings Theatre with Laura to see Avenue Q. We had been looking forward to it for a while having purchased our...

Mike Douglas
Jan 30, 20192 min read


Pet Bloggers & Awards
I recently attended two blogging related events in London, and it was great to see the continued and developing respect given to blogging...

Mike Douglas
Dec 11, 20182 min read


Jesus is like Santa: My Alpha Experience
Recently I have been attending an Alpha course at Harbour Church in Portsmouth, and as the course comes to a finish I wanted to write...

Mike Douglas
Dec 5, 201816 min read


My Silly Silly Idea
Last weekend I attended the Great South Run to cheer on the runners and take a few photos. As I grabbed a breakfast sandwich near the...

Mike Douglas
Oct 31, 20186 min read


Winter is Coming
It is definatley not summer anymore. I have been tricked more than a couple of times by the brightness outside, which is not as warm as...

Mike Douglas
Oct 19, 20184 min read


World Mental Health Day 2018
Happy World Mental Health Day! I have spoken to a few campaigners lately and there's a real mix of buzz about sharing new resources and...

Mike Douglas
Oct 8, 20183 min read


Sad on World Smile Day
So today is #WorldSmileDay and I’m doing what I can to be smiley. With work almost finished for today, it’s almost time to stop and rest...

Mike Douglas
Oct 5, 20182 min read


Take My Organs... Maybe
Recently Laura met my parents and naturally we ended up talking about death and organ donation. I have never liked the idea of organ...

Mike Douglas
Sep 3, 20183 min read


Living My Best Life
I've been thinking lately (thats not always a good thing) about my life. As a child I wanted to live to be 101. However in recent years...

Mike Douglas
Aug 16, 20182 min read


#MHBlogAwards, the after blog
What can I say, it was amazing, you were all amazing, I am still buzzing, lets do it all again next year! It has been a lot of effort,...

Mike Douglas
Jul 29, 20183 min read


MHBlogAwards - Sponsors & Guests
It's nearly time, after over 18 months of thoughts, ideas and discussions. The Mental Health Blog Awards are just around the corner. I am...

Mike Douglas
Jul 19, 20184 min read


Birthday Sadness
This morning I woke up (after snoozing the alarm for 40 minutes) with a feeling of sadness. Today is my birthday. Birthdays are meant to...

Mike Douglas
Jul 6, 20183 min read


New Girlfriend; The Good & The Scary
Like, what?! Yup, thats right a little while ago I went to the Redhead Day event in London with Laura and during the day I asked Laura to...

Mike Douglas
Jun 7, 20187 min read
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