diverse book blogger spotlight: none completed

1. Who are you and where do you blog? I’m Cate, i separate my time between randomly popping up on Instagram, posting reviews on Goodreads and linking all those to my Review Archive. But i’m mainly on Instagram lol. 2. What do you look for in a 5 star read? My rating system is very …

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#mentalhealthmonday – sunday blues

#mentalhealthmonday – how to help someone with delusional thoughts

Intro: link to my paranoia story, say how Jay was amazing and helped me out loads. Specifically thinking about cameras in my workplace and in my home. Recognise when you suspect someone is displaying this behaviour. Started off I thought people at work were judging me - came from logical kind of thought process. Didn't …

i’m burnt out

How ironic it is that when this post went up (3 hours ago...) it had nothing in it. I'm going to be real with you - I am so tired right now. I haven't read anything in about two weeks, which is pretty much unheard of for me. I haven't written anything in about the …

the girl who smiled beads review

The Girl Who Smiled Beads by Clemantine Wamariya was sent to me by the publishers. This has not affected my thoughts about the book. A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save us. Clemantine Wamariya was six years old when her mother and father began to speak in …

Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder and Me

I'm very happy to be hosting Hannah Gilbert today on my blog. She blogs at Creatively being me. Trigger warnings: death, suicide My experience with mental health has been a very hard journey! For many years I’ve never really felt normal! This all began when I transitioned into womanhood! I suddenly started to feel that …

#mentalhealthmonday – forever on antidepressants

Trigger warnings: mention of suicidal thoughts When I first started taking antidepressants, about four years ago now, I thought it was a short-term solution. I'd been feeling quite depressed, and there wasn't a way for me to talk to a professional quickly, so I thought I'd do what I saw as the next best thing …

open the curtains

By Lindsay (www.seedsinthewasteland.wordpress.com) Since I was young, around fourteen or fifteen, I have lived with periods of mental ill health. I was a quiet, well-behaved child and when my feelings became too much, I didn’t know how to understand or express them. When you’re young, you don’t get told about these things at school, or …

dissociation

I am very pleased to have Greyson Edwards on my blog today! She's going to be tackling dissociation, which I also experience. Trigger warnings: Abuse, suicide, alcoholism, paranoia “Dissociation is a psychological term for a whole range of experiences. Put simply, dissociation is a disconnection of some kind. You can think of it as being unplugged …

top 5 recommendation | romances

I've been on a bit of a romance kick lately - I think it's something about the heat and the laziness of summer that's drawing me to them! So here's a quick list of some of the romances that I've really enjoyed recently. Start HereI will never shut up about this book! Start Here is …