Day 7: Self care as an act of love
GO GO SELF CARE RANGERS! MIGHTY MORPHIN’ SELF CARE RAAA-AAA-NGERS! I can’t believe we’re already at the end of the first week of 25 days of self care. How did […]
Day 2: Routine
Hi team, how has your second day of #25daysofselfcare been? My self care today has included a healthy green smoothie, a sunshiney lunchtime walk and office cake. I have loved […]
25 days of self care
Hello Mighty Morphin’ Self Care Rangers, how are we all? I’ve really enjoyed by week of exploring self care but I woke up this morning to piles of people on […]
Caring for the worst person in the world: self-knowledge, self-care, self-empathy and self-compassion
Hey strangers! How are we all? I know, I know, worst blogger ever. I admit it, I haven’t had a whole lot of time for blogging recently. I’m working full […]
Why saying “just get help” is no help at all
Afternoon team, how are we all? I know what you’re thinking. Months of silence and then two posts in week! What is this? But recent events have kind of made […]
Some thoughts on mental health blogging and anonymity
Hello darlings! Mummy’s been a dreadful blogger recently! It turns out that working is actually quite hard work and also I am lazy and then I went on holiday. It […]
Who Am I? Self -identity and mental illness
Hi team, how are you all today? This post has been percolating for a little while so I’m going to try and hammer it out now before I have to […]
Guest post: Smiling on the inside
Happy lunch time everyone! Did you all have a chatty and productive Mental Health Awareness Week? It’s great that we’ve all been talking so much about anxiety, but just because […]
Guest post: I cannot kiss my husband
Morning team! I’m off to give a talk about mental health and academia at the Roles conference at Birmingham Uni this morning but I just have time to share this […]
Guest post: Me, Myself and my Brain
Hi team, how is your Mental Health Awareness Week going? Hope you’re all having lots of chats! I am delighted to introduce today’s powerful guest post by Elle. You […]
An Ex-academic follower of fashion 