Mental Healthy Blogs

From the resus table to Fitness Ambassador

From the resus table to Fitness Ambassador Well it has been a very long time since I last wrote a blog. Partly due to being very busy, partly through lack of feeling very inspiring. But today I...

Charlotte Fantelli

2nd September 2018

Taking responsibility for your life is the most empowering thing you can do

It appears stating that people are in control of their own life and attitude is a most unpopular notion, but it is (in my humble opinion) not pointing fingers, rather empowering people to not be...

Charlotte Fantelli

14th September 2015

A word of encouragement - Life is F'ing hard but that's OK.

A word of encouragement - Life is F'ing hard but that's OK. I know it sounds discouraging right? But I hope by the end of this piece it will have been one of the most encouraging things you...

Charlotte Fantelli

18th June 2015

Correct diagnosis at last

I am writing this for those who were kind enough to contact me after writing of my difficulties in getting a correct diagnosis of physical illness last year. A great deal has happened to me...

Liz Lockhart

12th April 2013

Parenting for Mental Health – Start Ending Stigma

It is a parent’s natural instinct to protect their children. We want them to have a carefree childhood, where they are free to wonder at beauty, enjoy the world around them and develop in their...

Sarah Myles

15th March 2013

Tolerating Mysterious Behaviours in BPD

I am becoming frustrated with my understanding of my Borderline Personality Disorder. I am a huge advocate of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy as a means of learning...

Sarah Myles

12th March 2013

Wrinkles, worrying and whining...but wiser every day!

I advocate replacing birthdays with wisedays. Why the devil not? They do in some cultures, so why not here? I’m grumpy about the way getting older is frowned upon; making wrinkles even more...

Silky Red

5th March 2013

Spontaneity Is Overrated

I recently had a conversation in which the other person observed that I rarely arrange impromptu activities. My response was: "Well, I’m not an impromptu person." Everyone is...

Sarah Myles

4th March 2013

Why Honest Friendships Are Vital in BPD

I was with a very close friend, and we had been chatting away happily for a couple of hours. I just finished sharing an anecdote about binging on a bucket of chocolate cake and custard when my friend...

Sarah Myles

7th February 2013

Hell no, I will not go running in the snow!

Tone that butt! Work those abs! Shift that belly! It’s enough to make me want to run and hide, and never look at my running shoes again. By far (and I mean miles), the worst thing about January...

Louisa Daniels

19th January 2013