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MENTAL HEALTH

  • INSPIRING, MENTAL HEALTH, THOUGHT-PROVOKING

    HOW TO LIVE BETTER WITH ANXIETY

    Our default is that anxiety is bad and it's a feeling that needs to be 'fixed'. But actually, as Dr Tracy Dennis-Tiwary  explains, if we reframe anxiety, it can actually be useful. It can help us grow and figure out what we care about when we learn to channel it in a positive way. And when anxiety isn't helpful? Tracy's list has tips on managing it and how to let it go…

  • MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFUL

    DEALING WITH SCARY, INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS

    Have you ever had the urge to jump in front of a train as it goes through the station? Or stood at the top of the stairs and wonder what would happen if you dropped your baby? These thoughts sound extreme and disturbing, but as Dr Caroline Boyd explains, they're actually incredibly common. But because of the shame we feel around them, we're silenced. And actually, what we really need to do is talk about them, which can bring huge relief…

  • HEALTH, INSPIRING, MENTAL HEALTH

    HOW MENTAL HEALTH BROKE MY BACK BUT DIDN’T BREAK ME

    The title of Nikki's incredible list exactly sums up what happened to her. Having suffered from psychosis and feeling shame and embarrassment around it, which is heartbreaking to hear, it was during the last psychotic episode, in 2019, that Nikki had a horrendous accident, which became a turning point in her life. Her positivity and determination really are an inspiration…

  • HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, THOUGHT-PROVOKING

    EATING DISORDERS DON’T HAVE ONE LOOK

    In this powerful list Hope Virgo, author and found of #DumpTheScales, writes about her long, painful and exhausting experience of anorexia. As she explains, eating disorders are still one of the most stigmatised of illnesses, and at times it felt as if there was no way out for her, but she also tells us that full recovery really is possible. …

  • HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, THOUGHT-PROVOKING

    DIAGNOSED WITH BIPOLAR DISORDER

    Beth Calvert was diagnosed with ADHD as a teenager and then postnatal depression in her 20s. She speaks about the highs and the lows, the exhaustion and the extremely dark moments where she thought her only way out was to die. What Beth went through sounds absolutely terrifying. And then a doctor diagnosed her with bipolar disorder and her life finally clicked into place…

  • EMOTIONAL, MENTAL HEALTH

    TOXIC LOVE

    This list is shocking - and incredibly brave - as the writer, who wishes to remain anonymous, details exactly what she went through in an emotionally, physically and sexually abusive relationship. The trauma she suffered is horrendous, but 10 years on, she is safe and supported. Please be aware, there are some distressing moments in this list. …

  • MENTAL HEALTH

    DEPRESSION AND ME

    This list from Natasha Evans about her experience of suffering from depression is upsetting and powerful, but above all it's incredibly honest. Here she details the ups and downs of her life, how she kept going at the lowest of moments when her mind turned against her, and how she slowly began to recover. …