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Unhealthy ways to ‘cope’

Apr 26, 2019 | Depression, fear, mental health, support

I remember the summer of 2015 when I wasn’t coping very well with seemingly anything, I would find myself most mornings at 6am standing in front of the cupboard assessing if today was the day I needed to drink to get through the day. I would figure out how it...
Changing their futures

Changing their futures

Mar 8, 2019 | anxiety, coaching, Depression, support

If you have ever seen someone at their emotional worst, being a part of their journey to their emotional best is amazing.  The power of knowing you can take control of your life is amazing. When you can lift your head out of the funk and see the world and all the...
Keeping busy

Keeping busy

Mar 3, 2019 | anxiety, coaching, Depression, Emotions, mental health

People learn to hide their emotions and learn quickly to find ways to cry alone, only showing emotion only when alone and to stop sharing. The message to ‘hold ourselves together’ and ‘be strong’ teaches us to stop showing ‘weakness’ such as emotions. So we stop...

Parenting through depression

Feb 15, 2019 | choice, Depression, mental health

I have always worked with children. I started babysitting at twelve years old, so having children of my own was always on my radar.  When I fell in love, I knew I wanted children with him, I’d always said two or four children and we had four. I was a good parent...
Come undone

Come undone

Feb 6, 2019 | anxiety, children, coaching, Depression, Emotions, mental health

Someone recently asked me if my son’s anxiety was a result of my depression, or if my depression was a result of his anxiety. Although he was born with anxiety caused by a stressful pregnancy and birth along with a stressed mum, my depression had started 6 years...