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Today is 26th July 2015 and it has been thirteen weeks and one day since mum, in a strange state of mind, fell down the stairs and badly damaged herself. my plant pots July 2015 Tomorrow she is going home from the care home she ended up in after her long hospital stay. I ……Continue reading Thirteen weeks and one day; an update on my mum and her dementia diagnosis… Resilience, time for you, and is there anything you don’t like about your personality? I am just starting my counselling course research project. I have chosen ‘creative art therapy’. Writing and gotta keep smiling through adversity Photography therapy will be my main subjects. I cannot wait to start as I have gained so much from writing and photography as self-help to overcome adversities in my own life since ……Continue reading Creative Art therapy, Writing therapy, unsent letters, photography, drawing, PTSD, trauma, anxiety, Depression, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, relationships, self-esteem… Yep, it’s another rhyming ditty/poem thing… 🙂 my echium pininanna
Six weeks today, my mum fell down the stairs I thought this time, supporting her, was more than I could bear But she came out of ICU, trauma ward, and now can walk Even though she is slow, needs a Zimmer frame, ……Continue reading The worst day of my life, thus far, in my forty one years - mum and vascular dementia A ditty, poem, rhyming verse, whatever you want to call it, that I just made up about mindfulness and living in the bourgainvillea moment… (N.B. Although I love writing, this type of writing is not my forte, so don’t expect too much please 🙂 It was also written in a few minutes, but I ……Continue reading Mindfulness, a poem, relaxation and living in the moment Visual beauty I have been exercising positivity in a few different ways lately, to help me with my continuing journey of recovery, so I’d like to share a few more ways to do this. These may sound simple exercises but they work for me. These examples are not all from my own thoughts and ……Continue reading Some simple ways to keep positive… Flowers I bought myself this week because I am worth it I was washing the dishes this morning, and got thinking about college and how well I feel I did in my CBT role play yesterday when I got yet another pang of self-doubt about it. Contradictory thoughts are pretty destructive as they frustrate, ……Continue reading Self-doubt – we all know it, but let’s tell it where to go! Molly my hamster and I My eldest brother, whose wife died a few years ago from breast cancer, is getting married again. It has been a whirlwind, as I only found out about her a few weeks ago and he only met her last summer! The wedding is in February and sounds to be ……Continue reading January musings, marriage, babies, cats, therapy, being positive and more A new flower emerging Each year, mental health is recognised by World Mental Health Day. It’s a time to come together and talk about mental health and mental illness. The best thing I can do, apart from keep posting my blogs on this site, is to give the gift of my story of mental |
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