Tag: Wellbeing
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GUEST POST – 5 WAYS WRITING CAN IMPROVE YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
Good morning and happy new week. Today’s Mental Health Monday is a guest post from writer, Desiree Villena. It is the first time I have handed my new baby project over to someone else, but I really enjoyed this piece and thought it had some really good ideas in it. I hope you enjoy it…
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WHERE CAN I FIND SUPPORT FOR MY MENTAL HEALTH?
Knowing where to turn when you feel like you need support can be scary. It can also be mind boggling about where you start. Hopefully in this post, I can help you find access to what you need. The initial step is the hardest, but I can promise you, that the relief you feel once…
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MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS WEEK 2020 – THE IMPORTANCE OF KINDNESS
Hi and welcome back to Mental Health Monday with me, The Spoonie Mummy. Today I thought it was only right to acknowledge the start of Mental Health Awareness Week which starts today in collaboration with the Mental Health Foundation. The theme of the week this year is KINDNESS. I thought that was a perfect topic…
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MENTAL HEALTH INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS I RECOMMEND
Good morning and welcome back to Mental Health Monday with The Spoonie Mummy. If you follow me on social media you will know that last week I managed to break my ankle in two places and am now in a cast. I am also, understandably on quite a few pain medications, so don’t feel in…
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Why Do I Feel So Much More Tired When I am Doing Less In Lockdown?
Good afternoon and welcome back to this week’s Mental Health Monday post. This week I am covering something which I feel is very relevant to what many are experiencing in lockdown at the moment, but is also something people with chronic illness experience on a regular basis. There have been so many parallels drawn between…
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12 Ways To Cope With Anxiety During Lockdown
As someone who suffers from anxiety, I can understand what others go through with this and if you are anything like me, the Covid-19 lockdown has had me on a bit of an emotional roller-coaster of late! I thought I would share some of my favourite ways of dealing with my anxiety, in the hope…
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The 7 Day Hygge Challenge
So this week has definitely had me feeling a little low. It was great having the boys for bit longer as it has been half term but this came with the inevitable drop in mood when the went back to their Dad’s. I spotted this on Pinterest a while ago but thought now was the…
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Spoonie Self Care Club – February
Good morning and happy Sunday. Welcome to February’s Self Care Club with me, Stephie from Colitis To Ostomy and Rachel from Rocking2Stomas. Self Care the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own…
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