Tina Gibbons

Writer, commentator and speaker on mental health and emotional wellbeing, with an emphasis on natural approaches, recovery and empowerment.

Founder of The Mind Sanctuary

Finalist in the start-up category of the East of England Businesswoman of The Year Awards 2011.

Measuring Wellbeing & Happiness- Can It Be Done and If So How?

The following report came out on the Guardian website Monday, outlining how the ONS propose to measure well-being and happiness following the new governments call to measure well-being as well as GDP. So, How Do You Measure Wellbeing & Happiness...

27th July 2011

Ten Therapeutic Approaches That Helped Me Through Mental Illness

Once upon a time I was a young girl in my early twenties who experience repetitive bouts of depression. Then I turned into a young lady who experienced psychosis, was diagnosed with potential bipolar disorder and prescribed medication as a...

14th July 2011

Recovering From Mental Illness - The Door To Hope Is Always Open

When the World says, "Give up!" Hope whispers, "Try one more time!" ~ Anon Hope has played such an enormous role in my life journey. My darkest days all have one thing in common - they all lack hope. Hope...

6th July 2011

Three of The Things That Woke Me Up To A Happier Life

Like most other people, I have my ups and downs, my battles and challenges, my stresses and my boundaries... I am far from perfect and no where near resemble the Dalai Lama in my holiness, spirituality or inner peace! I'm not even trained...

26th June 2011

Once Upon A Time There Was A Sheep - The Impact of Trying to Conform

Today I'm going to tell you a story! It's a bit of an experiment for me. I don't usually write like this - so I hope it's okay!! Once upon a time there was this sheep. Let's call her .... errm... Tanya. Tanya ...

17th June 2011

A Reflective Journey - From Breakdown to Breakthrough!

When I was at my worst, during times that could best be described as “breakdowns”, or episodes of psychosis, I experienced a mix of extreme emotions, from anxiety to joy, through to terror, despair and total confusion. I didn’t...

11th June 2011

Medication In It's Place

I spend a lot of time raising awareness of natural approaches to emotional wellbeing and mental health. As a result, people often conclude or assume that I am totally anti medication. This isn’t strictly true however. So in order to set the...

3rd June 2011

A Big Hello! Welcome To My Blog!

You probably won’t have come across me before, so allow me to tell you a little bit about myself and how it is that I happen to be here blogging about mental health. About 14 years ago, I experienced a couple of quite severe “...

27th May 2011