Since I’ve been working from home for the last month I’ve been getting to know some of my neighbours a little better. Actually, it’s mostly one neighbour. We’ll call him Bob. “Bob” is 65 and struggles with a serious case of anxiety. You see, Bob was born in the house that he lives in. HeContinue reading “No good deed”
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Art as therapy
I’m not a creative person. I’d like to be, but I don’t seem to have it in me. I’m just not talented like that. I can’t draw, or paint, or dance. I like words, but I’m a long way from writing a novel. I write poetry, but it’s nothing special and nothing I’d want otherContinue reading “Art as therapy”
Sobriety is harder in the dark
The clocks went back last week. On the 25th October, to be precise. So now it’s dark by 5pm, although it isn’t dark in the morning yet. But we’ve had almost four solid weeks of relentless rain, so it hardly gets light during the day at the moment. If I thought sobriety was hard overContinue reading “Sobriety is harder in the dark”
Non-alcoholic Drinks Ideas for #EndoWarriors
As many of you know, endometriosis can cause pretty painful flare-ups that threaten at the very least to cut your long awaited night out short. These can be caused by the foods we eat and drinks we consume. Alcohol for example is a very common cause of flare-ups and if you haven’t cut it out…
All Change Again
Since the break up I’ve been working hard to get my life back to some kind of normal. There was so much change and upheaval all in one go, I was glad to at least have my job to provide a sense of stability. Of course, that only lasted for about 18 months before IContinue reading “All Change Again”
No more avoiding
I was recently introduced to the phrase “experiential avoidance”. A friend of mine has been working through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which is a type of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). She reached out because she thought I could benefit from the exercises, since she saw a lot of overlap in my experiences. Experiential avoidanceContinue reading “No more avoiding”
That time I taught a lecture on porn…
I feel that a lot of my blogs lack conclusions. I had the same problem with my dissertation, funnily enough. In my last year of University I was offered the chance to present my dissertation to a class of students at a University in Amsterdam. I was only 20 at the time! I’d never evenContinue reading “That time I taught a lecture on porn…”
On self-image and self-love
In a society that profits from your self-doubt, liking yourself is a rebellious act. Caroline Caldwell, 2015 | Twitter @Dirt_Worship How many times a week do you throw up after eating? The normal answer is zero. For me, it can be anywhere from 1 to 10. I’ve been thinking of myself as someone who *usedContinue reading “On self-image and self-love”
