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When you hear the words 'drug addict' your mind goes to the extreme, but the reality is very different. It can impact people from all walks of life. This list from a Mum-of-two who's partner struggles with a cocaine & alcohol dependancy talks of how her partners habit leaves her in a perpetual state of fear, sadness and hopeful desperation that one day he'll take the first steps towards recovery …
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HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKINGLIVING WITH SEXUAL INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS
OCD is one of those largely misunderstood afflictions it can take on many forms and it worst cases be utterly soul and life altering for suffering. For Kim French it manifests in sexual intrusive thoughts which at worst made caring for daughter nearly impossible. A brave and powerful read.…
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BY CLEMMIE TELFORD, EMOTIONAL, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFULIS THREE THE MAGIC NUMBER?
I have resisted writing this list – because I was concerned it lacked the gravitas of other post. That maybe…
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EMOTIONAL, INSPIRING, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MUST READ, SOCIAL MEDIA, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFULQUIT THE COMPARISON
Comparison is the thief of joy. Never has that been more pertinent than in the Digital Age where we find ourselves in a perpetual 'scroll state', absentmindedly judging our worst bits by everyone else's best bits. No wonder that Lucy Sheridan, THE Comparison Coach, is in such demand. Her sage advice on how to move away from habitual comparison is invaluable:…
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BODY IMAGE, HEALTH, INSPIRING, MENTAL HEALTH, MUST READ, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFULFREEDOM FROM DISORDERED EATING & BODY SHAMING
For too long we have been lead to believe that the key to happiness is being a thinner version of ourselves. Here Intuitive Eating and Lifestyle Coach Pandora Paloma calls bullshit on that, urging us all to challenge old habits that have been created and fuelled in part by the diet industry.…
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EMOTIONAL, HEALTH, INSPIRING, LOVE & MARRIAGE, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHERHOOD, MUST READ, PREGNANCY, BIRTH & BABY'S, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, Uncategorized, USEFUL2018. THE MOST SOUL STRIPPING YEAR OF MY LIFE
Previously Laura Dockerill wrote THE most remarkable list about her experience of Postpartum Psychosis. Raw. Vulnerable. Insightful. It spoke to so many about the reality of how having a baby can effect you in ways far beyond what you can comprehend. With her son's first birthday on the horizon this is her follow-up list. Part useful guide, part celebration this how she managed to make it through from the darkest place, through the darkest year. This is how she survived.…
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Mental Health issues can be distressing when you are adult. But what do you do when starting school makes your once carefree daughter begin displaying classic signs of anxiety? Natalie Goodacre explains how they coped and also what positive changes they made as a family to support their child's wellbeing.…
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HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, MOTHER OF ALL LISTS, MOTHERHOOD, THOUGHT-PROVOKING, USEFUL‘HANG-XIETY’ AKA ALCOHOL INDUCED ANXIETY.
The dreaded 'morning after the night before'. Perhaps a banging headache or nausea? Both of which can be fixed with a good breakfast and a paracetamol. Same can't be said for the impact booze has on your head space, leaving some, including author Gail Buckley, with a terrible intrusive thoughts and paranoia. …