First world problems in a Covid world
I love starting with a blank page when I write a blog post. A blank page is limitless. Literally anything can happen. Despite the fact that I’ve already downloaded a header image, I could go rogue and write anything here. I once advocated for recovery plans at work to be blank pages – clinicians didn’t…
And so another week starts of being a cross between Mr Freeze and Jesse Pinkman – stuck in a caravan but freezing cold. On the plus side I have managed to snag a tiny plug-in heater so my feet are warm. Today’s a weird day. I have all of the thoughts but none of the…
One of the best things about inconvenience is that it is a stellar opportunity to check in with my old friend, anxiety. Whilst I am, by nature, an anxious frog I find myself content with the level of stress I now experience when doing day to day tasks compared to days gone by. It’s an…
I think I’ve mentioned this elsewhere but I work as a peer support worker and on a daily basis I hear some wonderful analogies about what mental health is, isn’t and how to view the circumstances in which people find themselves. I talk to people a lot about ‘purpose’ in recovery and today someone came…