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Mental health researcher and blogger living with depression and exploring self care.

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Day 7: Self care as an act of love

December 7, 2014by AcademicFollowerofFashion Leave a comment

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 […]

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25 days of self care

Day 2: Routine

December 2, 2014by AcademicFollowerofFashion 1 Comment

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 […]

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25 days of self care

25 days of self care

December 1, 2014by AcademicFollowerofFashion 1 Comment

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 […]

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25 days of self care

Caring for the worst person in the world: self-knowledge, self-care, self-empathy and self-compassion

November 23, 2014by AcademicFollowerofFashion 4 Comments

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 […]

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Mental health and the PhD

Why saying “just get help” is no help at all

August 15, 2014by AcademicFollowerofFashion 3 Comments

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 […]

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Mental health and the PhD

Some thoughts on mental health blogging and anonymity

August 13, 2014by AcademicFollowerofFashion Leave a comment

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 […]

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Mental health and the PhD

Who Am I? Self -identity and mental illness

June 4, 2014by AcademicFollowerofFashion 2 Comments

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 […]

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Mental health and the PhD

Guest post: Smiling on the inside

May 20, 2014by AcademicFollowerofFashion Leave a comment

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 […]

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Mental Health Awareness Week 2014

Guest post: I cannot kiss my husband

May 16, 2014by AcademicFollowerofFashion 1 Comment

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 […]

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Mental health and the PhD, Mental Health Awareness Week 2014

Guest post: Me, Myself and my Brain

May 15, 2014by AcademicFollowerofFashion Leave a comment

  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 […]

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Mental health and the PhD, Mental Health Awareness Week 2014

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