2020 has been horrific. Thank God it’s over! But what now?
Hi Musers, happy new year! This is my final post of 2020 and I’m so looking forward to continuing life’s journey with you in 2021. I know 2020 has been horrific and we can’t wait […]
Category: Mental Health
I’ve struggled with mental health for most of my life, so I look at the challenges of living with mental illness, fight the stigma and discuss how I’ve coped.
It’s A Wonderful Life and the life lessons it can teach us
Hi Musers, Merry Christmas! I’m back from my depression-induced hiatus. I can’t say I’m magically better but I’m feeling substantially better than I did on Sunday. I could have started writing a few days ago […]
Watch this space…I’ll be back almost immediately!
Hi Musers, my regular readers will know that since I started this blog 4 months ago I have always published a new blog post on Sunday and Thursday. Today that’s not going to happen. I’ve […]
C-Moo’s End Of Year Review. Where I’ve been, where I am now and where I’m going
Hi Musers! I know we’re not quite at the end of the year yet but as I plan on taking a (desperately needed) rest over Christmas I thought I’d do it now. I have a […]
Depression over Christmas – can there be a worse time?
Hi Musers, welcome back to part three of my series on mental health over Christmas. In the first part, we talked about the stresses of mental health issues caused by the big day and the […]
Loneliness at Christmas – Now Covid-19 will make it worse!
Hi Musers, welcome back to my three part series talking about the effect Christmas has on our mental health. Last time we talked about the stress of being around family. Today we’ll be talking about […]
Happy? Sad? Good? Bad? How to protect your mental health over Christmas
Hi Musers, today’s photo has nothing to do with the topics but it’s a sausage dog in a jumper so I’m using it! My blog, my rules! Getting back on track though I don’t think […]
I’m not ok (I promise) Stress is a productivity killer!
Hi Musers, I’m starting today with a shout out and credit to the fabulous band My Chemical Romance. Their song provided part of the title for today’s blog. This blog will be published later today […]
5 things your cat can teach you about self-care
Hi Musers! Self-care is always so important. It’s something a lot of us neglect though. Maybe we’re too busy, too focussed on what others need from us, or feel taking time for ourselves is selfish. […]
Whatever gets you through the day – it’s a pandemic people!
Hi Musers, today’s piece is a continuation of a previous piece where I explained how vital it is that we learn to give ourselves a break. What I want to talk about today is using […]