Depression has a sludgy feel about it - it's extremely tiring... So - there’s nothing more helpful, when we get a sudden notion, to do or try something new! Try to be inspired by people and nature around you. When I take on a new task or try something new, it feels like a loosening [...]

When we are children, by way of coping with bad things that may have happened to us, we pop our feelings into a “box”. The imaginary box is stored deep within our brains; we are too young to properly process them… It’s only as adults that we begin to reflect, and in my experience, I [...]

I’m sure that many of us have heard this expression, and yet actually everyone cries sometimes. Whilst there may be a social stigma around men releasing their emotions through tears, there certainly shouldn’t be. It’s encouraging to occasionally read that “real" men cry - frankly, it’s no wonder. A glance at social media, watching and [...]

The word “expert” is derived from the word “experience”- and that in itself is helpful to remember. Similarly, the word “professional", in many contexts, means that a person gets paid for the pursuit they do lots of the time. For example a professional photographer may not necessarily have specific photographic qualifications. If you are like [...]