When I was at my most sad, I felt that one of the only things that helped me through was writing. I wanted to let my feelings explode on paper. I wrote for hours, locked myself away in my office, and just let everything I was feeling out. I tried to explain how I felt [...]

Right now, my energy level (which I picture as one of those super cool power balls we had in the playground – my one’s red) has bounced so high… that I imagine it’s shot up way above my roof… I can’t even see it now. It’s shot up so fast, and suddenly. Yet only half [...]

I’m not beating myself up today and that’s the difference… So what can I see now more clearly, with less “personal fog” hindering my vision? Whatever it is that frequently weighs in your thoughts, in my experience it does seem to actually blur your sight. And it’s surprising what a mood shift can do for [...]

Peacehaven writer creates stories to boost mental health Article published in The Argus Emma Andrews has published Chopped up Jelly Heads, where her characters discuss how they cope with various mental illnesses. The 50-year-old from Peacehaven has cerebral palsy, but has taken her message into schools to help children understand what signs to [...]

Not being in the right frame of mind is like turning at the wrong road junction. And there are certain things that are very hard, and sometimes dangerous, to try and do in the wrong frame of mind – driving a car, completing a piece of homework, cooking dinner. And sometimes it’s very hard to [...]