Category: mental health
Posted on August 16, 2020
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I used to roll my eyes at people who avoided the news. I saw it as a kind of “head in the sand” mentality. Refusing to accept facts. Living in a dream world. Frankly, I was a bit of a tool about it. Over… Continue Reading “Avoiding the News”
Category: mental health, observation, society, Uncategorized, writingTags: anxiety, Coronavirus, covid-19, fact checking, information, lockdown, mental health, pandemic, propaganda, quarantine, sunday, the news, writing
Posted on August 9, 2020
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Do you know what sucks most about other people’s attitudes towards mental health? The assumption that because you can cope some of the time, you should be able to cope all of the time. Today was a day off. I worked bloody hard all… Continue Reading “Saturday Night Takeaway”
Posted on June 28, 2020
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I go to bed in daytime now The night is so passé The songbirds are my lullaby The sunrise lights my way To sleep, perchance to dream, I hope Though not of recent times Of angst and shopping trips gone mad Of social distance… Continue Reading “Daytime”
Category: health, mental health, poetry, PoliticsTags: british beaches, Coronavirus, covid-19, Dominic Cummings, dreams, insomnia, lockdown, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, second wave, sleep, social distancing, stay home stay safe
Posted on May 15, 2020
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This anthology of supportive articles is designed to help anyone who is struggling right now. Get help reconnecting to spiritually, learn practical ways to cope and start to understand the psychological impact of the crisis and how to overcome it. With a focus on… Continue Reading “Weathering the Storm- Out Now!”
Category: health, mental health, pagan, society, Uncategorized, WitchcraftTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, free book, free ebook, health, helping others, lockdown, mental health, new books, pagan, quarantine, resilience, safe at home, self care, self help books, self love, spirituality, stay safe, support, writing
Posted on May 12, 2020
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This new book from various Moon Books authors (including me!) looks at practical, spiritual and psychological ways to support yourself and others when going through tough times- like the current crisis. Out this Friday, the 15th May, just 99p on Amazon UK and free… Continue Reading “Weathering the Storm”
Category: health, mental health, pagan, Uncategorized, writingTags: books, Coronavirus, covid-19, help in a crisis, moon books, pagan, pagan books, psychology, self care, self help, self love, spirituality, support, weathering the storm, writing
Posted on May 3, 2020
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Come and join us today for videos, games, music and more! All from the comfort and safety of your own home. Plus there will be something new in this event every day until the summer solstice!
Category: gardening, health, mental health, paganTags: Beltane, Coronavirus, covid-19, events from home, gardening, health, lockdown, magic, mental health, nature, online events, outdoors, pagan, pagan events from home, pagan federation, paganism, PF online garden, quarantine, religion, seasons, spirituality, spring, stay safe, summer solstice, weather, Witchcraft
Posted on April 30, 2020
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I got behind… again I got distracted… again There was other stuff going on… again Like last year When I didn’t finish And the year before When I barely finished So why This year of all years When there is more reason than ever… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 22: NaPoWriMo Blues”
Category: health, mental health, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: 2020, Coronavirus, covid-19, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, inspiration, lockdown, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, quarantine, writer’s block, writing
Posted on April 30, 2020
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It almost seems Pathetic To complain When we have a roof A house Money coming in- less, mind So much less And no help from on high Thanks to creeping criteria And tape not so much red As blue-blood coloured Fuck the Tories Fuck… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day 21: Lockdown Blues”
Category: health, mental health, parenting, poetry, UncategorizedTags: Coronavirus, covid-19, crisis schooling, Depression, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, home education, lockdown, mental health, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, parenting, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, quarantine, school, self-isolation, social distancing
Posted on April 18, 2020
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Only in dreams do I feel The success of nostalgia The culmination of that homesickness For that place I’ve never been At least not in this life Or with this body Or maybe with this soul I don’t pretend to know How it all… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day Thirteen: Only in Dreams”
Category: mental health, pagan, poetry, Uncategorized, writingTags: dreams, fernweh, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, homesickness, isolation, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, national poetry month, National Poetry Writing Month, nostalgia, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets, self isolating, self-isolation, social distancing, wanderlust
Posted on April 18, 2020
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I describe myself as numb To others Because it’s easier Than describing The inexplicable drama Banality Humdrum hurricane Of feelings fraught with April frost Invisible beasts Cold sunshine Bubble-less yeasts Tasteless sweets Coffee that just makes you Sleepy A hiccup of anxiety Expelled like… Continue Reading “NaPoWriMo Day Ten: Numb”
Category: mental health, poetry, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, Depression, GloPoWriMo, GloPoWriMo 2020, mental health, mental health stigma, napowrimo, NaPoWriMo 2020, poem, poems, Poet, poetry, poets
