When little Pixie, my beloved spaniel, came into my life a year or so ago, it was for one main reason. To be kissed! Well, two reasons actually...to also be put on a peddle stool! We knew from the first night she came home with us, our eight week-old bundle of joy, that she would [...]

I was thinking about a friend recently who’s doing a job that she doesn’t really like. The majority of the population are likely to be in the same position, and of course we all have bills and responsibilities to meet. However, in her spare time she loves to crochet handbags and paint - she’s given [...]

Often, anxieties are about future worries - perhaps a challenge you have to face later in the day or week. But many of us endure such levels of anxiety that we get physical symptoms: rashes, headaches, impaired concentration etc. It’s because life is hard work, especially with fundamental worries on top, such as finances and [...]

Depression can take on entirely different symptoms in each of us. We all experience depression differently, and each time it consumes us it can feel different from the last. When I’m in my auto-pilot, numb mode, it feels like the sensation of actually being trapped inside a giant balloon. It feels impossible to kick holes [...]

Ricky Gervais has again bravely chartered new territory in his latest dark sitcom, Afterlife. This time the subjects are suicide and humanity; Ricky has gone to admirable lengths to help start a conversation about self-harm, depression and suicide. The series tells the story of a husband who’s just lost his wife to cancer. Tony’s wife, [...]