I got the idea for this post from Neha, who is one of my favourite bloggers, and a person you should definitely check out! There are a lot of things that get me down, and make me anxious and paranoid. But there are a lot of things that I know I take for granted in my … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – 10 things that make me happy
Today I am very pleased to announce that I have Charlotte Underwood, mental health advocate and author on my blog! Trigger warnings: panic attacks and suicidal thoughts Mental health took over the most part of a decade. I think I have always been slightly different to most but it was not until I was 14 … Continue reading looking back and moving forward
I received Final Draft by Riley Redgate via Netgalley from the publisher. All views are my own. The only sort of risk 18-year-old Laila Piedra enjoys is the peril she writes for the characters in her stories: epic sci-fi worlds full of quests, forbidden love, and robots. Her creative writing teacher has always told her … Continue reading final draft review
It's another Mental Health Monday post! Today I'm going to briefly update you about how my mental health is going, and generally what I've been up to! Around two months ago I was going through a really shit time. My depression got to the point, yet again, where I felt like I could barely get out … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – my mental health (updated edition!)
If you think I've got a lot of hardcopy books, you've got another thing coming - I have infinitely more Kindle books. I'm a bit of a guru for finding deals and sales for diverse books that I want to read. So here's a list of my top 5 books on my Kindle! The Astonishing … Continue reading top 5 recommendation | books on my kindle
A couple of months back, I wrote a whole portfolio about Eeyore. (This was for my children's publishing class in my Publishing MA). It was a lot of fun, and it made me think a lot about my depression, so I thought I would share some of my thoughts about him here! First of all … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – eeyore
Hello all! This is a small series that I've been doing over the past couple of months - you can check out the first instalment of mental health tropes and how to avoid them here (I talk about the trope of the curative power of love). Today I'm going to be tackling another trope that I really … Continue reading mental health tropes and how to avoid them: part 2
Hi everyone! Today I come to you with a quick announcement about the running and content of my blog. You may have seen my recent post on Twitter where I was looking for mental health bloggers: https://twitter.com/whatthelogsaid/status/1003700687866335232 To put things very simply, I'm going to create more mental health posts. This doesn't mean I'm going … Continue reading an announcement
A subject I've been asked about before is how I initially broached the topic of mental health with my now-boyfriend. So I thought I would chat to you a little about how I told him about my illness, how he reacted, and my thoughts going forward. When I first started dating my boyfriend, nearly 2 … Continue reading #mentalhealthmonday – how i told my boyfriend about my mental illness
May was the best reading month I've had for a while - and one of the worst mental health months too. I won't be sad to see the back of it! I also did a giveaway for a recent diverse release, and I will be choosing the winner tomorrow! Reviews: Children of Blood and Bone … Continue reading may monthly wrap-up
