Number candles spelling out 2020 against a pink background with gold confetti
2020, Goals

New Year’s Resolutions for 2020

It’s that time of year where I put together my list of futile attempts to better myself for the new year. Looking back at last year’s, I haven’t done all that well in 2019. I’m hoping that 2020 will be the year I actually make some progress with my resolutions and improve my mental health,… Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions for 2020

Me wearing my graduation outfit and holding my certificate.
2019, Life Lessons

Breaking Up with Psychology | Part 2

Today is the second instalment of my post "Breaking Up with Psychology." If you haven’t yet got a chance to read my first post, you can catch up here. The Final Result My exam results gradually came in while I was waiting for my dissertation results. It was looking really good, and my hard work… Continue reading Breaking Up with Psychology | Part 2

Me on graduation day standing in front of a backdrop and balloons
2019, Life Lessons

Breaking Up with Psychology | Part 1

Looking at where I am now, it’s hard to believe that I once had dreams to become a therapist. I hate 90% of the general public and I have a whole batch of my own issues that would single handedly make any therapist sorted financially for life. Over the years I’ve dipped in and out… Continue reading Breaking Up with Psychology | Part 1

2019, Anxious Travels, Mental Health

A Fear-Filled Flight to Madeira | My Anxious Travels

Why hello! I have returned from my holiday to Madeira, and I have loads to catch up on! While I’m intending to write a post specifically about what we got up to on our trip, I wanted to write a little about the flight itself. Originally, I had intended to have this included in the… Continue reading A Fear-Filled Flight to Madeira | My Anxious Travels

2019, About Me

20 Random Facts

It’s weird to think that I’ve now been blogging for 6 months. With that in mind, while I’ve talked a lot about various personal things, I haven’t really introduced myself properly. So, in the spirit of things, not only have I done a few updates to my About page, but I’ve also put together a… Continue reading 20 Random Facts

2019, Life Lessons

A Letter to My Younger Self (2019)

When I was first looking at ideas for my blog, this was one of the suggestions that kept popping up. I've attempted to write this a few times, but I struggled. What age did I write to? Was I writing to prepare them for what was to come or was I writing to them to… Continue reading A Letter to My Younger Self (2019)

2019, Mental Health, OCD

2 Years

March 2019 is my discharge-iversary. Is that a thing? Probably not. But two years ago, on the 17th March 2017, I had my final CBT session to date. To most, it probably wouldn’t be considered a big deal, and to some of you reading, it probably wouldn’t be either. But at the time, I had… Continue reading 2 Years