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AccessAble – Children’s Mental Health Week 2024
Check out my latest post for AccessAble for Children’s Mental Health Week 2024. In 2021/22 11% of children were living with a disability. I was only 15 months old when I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis – something many people associate with older people. Since then the diagnoses have kept coming. I now live with…
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Mental Health Mondays – Guest Post – What are the 5 steps in a mental health action plan?
Good morning and happy new week! Welcome to another Mental Health Monday post! Acknowledging you are struggling with your mental health is often one of the hardest steps, in my opinion. However, some people manage this step and then don’t know what to do next. Creating a Mental Health Action Plan can hep you navigate…
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Mental Health Mondays – Guest Post – What are the first signs of Kidney damage from alcohol?
Happy Monday and happy new week! Welcome to another Mental Health Monday post. Alcohol dependency and misuse can affect a wide range of people. It isn’t just those drinking all day, every day to be able to function. Alcohol misuse can also affect those who always need a glass or two of wine in the…
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Mental Health Mondays – Guest Post – What are the 5 components of recovery?
Good morning and welcome to another Mental Health Monday post. This post discusses steps a person can take when they realise they have a mental health problem – it talks about addiction but many of this steps can also be used for a number of common mental health issues such as depression or anxiety.
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Book Reviews – January 2024
Ad | Some books were gifted in return for a review (marked *) | All opinions are my own | Post contains affiliate links which may earn the blog a small commission when you purchase through them at no additional cost to you – thankyou Happy new year! I am so excited to say the new year…
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Mental Health Mondays – Guest Post – What are the 6 types of substance abuse disorders?
It is a new year and so heralds the return of the Mental Health Monday posts. Many of you know I am interested in mental as well as physical health – I believe they often go hand in hand, and I completed some of my degree modules in psychology and child psychology. As a chronically…
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Abnormal Smear Test Result & Colposcopy Clinic
I recently spoke about women’s health and how having an ostomy has impacted my reproductive health on the Pelican/Respond podcast Beyond The Pouch. On there I mentioned that last year, I had a smear test that showed I was HPV+. There were no abnormal cells present, so I was asked to come back after a…
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Children’s Christmas Book Reviews – December 2023
Ad | Some books have been gifted in return for a review, marked * | However, all opinions are my own | Post contains affiliate links which may earn the blog a small commission when you purchase through them at no additional cost to you – thankyou. Ho Ho Ho! I cannot believe it is December already…
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