Category: Health and Wellbeing
Almost a year has passed since the death of my estranged parent, my absent father. Grief is a funny thing. It comes in waves when you least expect it. The most unexpected feelings emerge at the news of a loved-ones death. The news of the death of an estranged parent …
I’m on the train on my way home from a birthday meal. I’m now a 41-year-old woman and a size 20/22. Please make yourself comfortable while I tell you the story of a 16-year-old girl who was a size 16 and convinced she was grotesque. I remember vividly wanting to …
*Warning – contains a photo of a surgical wound. I am fat. I am a fat woman. I have always been fat. This is not true. I don’t think you class babies or toddlers as fat but for as long as I can remember I have been fat. I have …
This is a collaborative post with Purina Unlike a lot of people who adopted a dog during lockdown, we adopted Darth Vader, an ex racing greyhound, after lockdown Having been through two years of being in and out of lockdown and me working from home we decided the time was …
This is a collaborative post Do you remember the heady days of working in an office? You’d get up early, shower and get ready for the day ahead. If you were lucky you would be able to walk to work, the majority though would have to commute in some form …
This is a collaborative post Regular readers will know that I was diagnosed with ADHD in December Yes, at the ripe old age of 44 I found out that all these years of depression, anxiety, self loathing and more could well be the result of one thing – ADHD. Getting …
This is a collaborative post Looking after your mental health is very important but particularly so during the winter months The winter brings with it shorter days and so longer dark hours which can play havoc with your mental health. Many people suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder also known as …
This is a collaborative post Applying for life insurance with Crohn’s Disease may seem like a difficult endeavour, but it doesn’t have to be. Crohn’s and Colitis UK estimate that Crohn’s Disease affects one in every 650 people in the UK, making insurers extremely used to offering cover to applicants with …
This is a collaborative post Summer is already here, and with heatwaves approaching and lockdown restrictions being lifted, we just want to get some sun (even if for some of us the sunbathing takes place in our back garden!). There are a few potential risks for your skin that appear …
Thinking back to 12th March 2020 we had no idea what was to follow… When the government announced they planned to follow herd immunity to tackle Covid 19 I was devastated I thought my days were numbered. You see, I have Crohn’s disease and have been immunosuppressed for a few …
