Hi guys, Happy New Year, and welcome to 2023. I say welcome to 2023 as we are about to enter February Ha.I know its been a while since I last posted. A month but it feels longer; as we all know, January can feel like the longest month ever! I hope you all had a great festive season. Mine was…
Category: Personal
My Trauma Response
ADHD and its relationship with trauma Trauma has been showing its face I walked home later than usual for work a couple of weeks ago. I haven’t been driving as my car is out of service; not my fault, and that is a story for a different day. I was about to cross the road, I looked both ways and…
Untreated ADHD: How I Manage My Symptoms
Many adults diagnosed with ADHD are left untreated. What is ADHD? ADHD is a neurodevelopmental condition that can start as early as childhood. Many adults are diagnosed with ADHD, not realising how it may have impacted them early on. Some adults, like me, were left untreated and diagnosed later in life. I was diagnosed at the age of 26. Upon…
Communication and ADHD
ADHDers do you struggle with communication? For as long as I can remember, I have struggled with communication. I was always the shy, quiet kid that kept to herself and didn’t demand the attention of the room as soon as I walked in it. My mother thought that it was just a ‘phase’ and soon I will grow out of…
How To Protect Your Peace
Why it is important to protect your peace This is what we are doing all 2022, a matter of fact for the rest of this lifetime protecting your peace is so key for your wellbeing. If we don’t protect our peace, it can increase our stress, makes us miserable and even impact our physical health. Ways to protect your peace…
How I Am Learning To Trust People Again
Do you trust people easily? For me, trust is something so precious and vulnerable. It believes that people are who they say they are; it is trusting their words and actions. It relies on them to do what they say and act accordingly within their character. Having faith in people and hoping that they will stay true to who they…
Overcoming Grief: 5 Tips That I Find Useful
What is grief? Dealing with the loss of a loved one is incredibly hard. Coming to terms with the fact that you never see them again, talking to them again is a difficult pill to swallow. It is a process that will not go away; grief will not go away but will become easier to cope with time. They say…
ADHD: What You Need To Know
Do You Know What ADHD Is? Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioural condition that impacts an individuals behaviour. According to NHS, most people with ADHD are diagnosed between the age of 6-12. It is a common disorder in childhood. However, more adults are being diagnosed with ADHD compared to a decade ago. Symptoms of ADHD include disorganization, poor…
Working In The Mental Health Field – What You Need To Know
Working in Mental Health Is Not An Easy Feat Recently, I quit my role as a support worker for several reasons: Lack of organisation within management. Long hours, limited time for actual breaks. The job was not as advertised. Underpaid for the amount of work that I had to do. But I may go into the ins and outs in…
Does Manifestation Really Work? What You Need To Know
What is manifestation? Manifestation is the process of thinking and inviting something into your life; you are attracting it by your thoughts and belief system. Books such as the secret and the law of attraction are great books that delve into this with excerpts of how people have applied it to their lives and what became of their strong belief.…