by karen | Oct 19, 2025 | Mental Health
(This is what the virus that causes most stomach bugs looks like. Fairly innocent and innocuous until it hits your system and makes you ill!) No one likes the stomach bug. No one enjoys when it lurches it’s nasty way into your system, and makes you ill, and...
by karen | Sep 1, 2025 | Mental Health
Arachnophobia is very common, and spiders are hated by many. Getting over a fear of spiders is possible though. I did it. I was terrified of spiders, big ones, small ones, hairy ones, I did not like them. I would freak out if I knew one was in a room, and the thought...
by karen | Nov 13, 2024 | Mental Health
Let’s talk about something we don’t often like to admit: sometimes, caring gets exhausting. Whether it’s looking after kids who need you at every waking moment (and even the non-waking ones), taking care of loved ones, or working in a role where you’re constantly...
by karen | Mar 28, 2024 | Mental Health
This isn’t our usual content but as someone who works alongside a domestic abuse charity as part of my job, as well as having seen what narcissistic abuse can do to someone, I thought I would share some basics on what a narcissist is and what abuse carried out...
by karen | Mar 22, 2024 | Mental Health
As someone who suffers from Seasonal Affective Disorder, signs of spring and spring arriving, are a massive mental health release for me. I shared this video on our social media. Each year as the days grow shorter, and the nights show signs of coming in earlier, the...
by karen | Feb 23, 2024 | Mental Health
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of mood disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of depression that occur at specific times of the year, typically during the fall and winter months when daylight hours are shorter. While less common, some individuals...
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