Category: Mental Health

An Online Community Reflection: Physical health is…

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, difference, medical system, Mental Health, self care, Thought Provoking Thursday

During the first two weeks of September we explored mental health and suicide. If you missed them, you can check out a write-up of our reflections by clicking on the links below: An Online Community Reflection: Mental Health Is… An Online Community Reflection: Suicide Is… Together we brought important human experiences out from the shadows…Read more »

Thought Provoking Thursday’s Sentence Completion Task: Suicide Is…

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, Mental Health, suicide, Thought Provoking Thursday

Welcome to week two of September’s sentence completion task for Thought Provoking Thursday. It is great to see so many people continuing to complete last weeks sentence ‘Mental Health is…’ adding to this important process of learning from each other. You all came up with such beautiful reflections I thought it would be a shame…Read more »

How can we help empower people to be able to talk about suicide?

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Grief, Love, medical system, Mental Health, self care, suicide, Uncategorized

Talking about suicide and everything surrounding it can be extremely difficult and daunting, whether you are the person experiencing suicidal thoughts or trying to be there for someone who is. We often don’t know what to say or we feel so unprepared for such difficult conversations we might want to walk away. Painful emotions can…Read more »

Our Online Communities Reflections: Mental health is…

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in difference, medical system, Mental Health, Thought Provoking Thursday

Thank you everyone for taking the time to complete the Sentence Completion task from last week’s Thought Provoking Thursday. What a beautiful range of sentences relating to mental health. I feel blessed to be able to share your amazing insights today, a day dedicated to the prevention of people dying due to mental health difficulties.…Read more »

Thought-Provoking Thursday: Mental health is…

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in difference, Mental Health, Thought Provoking Thursday

I love words! There is something about how much one word can encapsulate which can feel quite magical. It is something I frequently get teased about by my family, as even within my immediate loved ones we all have a different and equally intriguing use of language. Whether that be the language I have picked…Read more »

Thought Provoking Thursday on a Saturday: Learning about your therapist through social media

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, difference, Mental Health, Thought Provoking Thursday, Uncategorized

Due to having a busy few days and the need for some important self care, I did not get the chance to post this week’s ‘Thought Provoking Thursday’ on Thursday. So, yes I’m going to go a little bit wild and post it on a Saturday!! 🙂 What I did do on Thursday was my…Read more »

Friday: A 10 minute Mindful breathing meditation

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Love, Mental Health, mindfulness, self care

Well done for making it to the end of A Week of Mindfulness! If you have missed any of the previous blogs in this series you can catch up by clicking on the links below: Monday: what is all of this mindfulness malarkey about anyway? Tuesday: The core themes of mindfulness Wednesday: What does mindfulness…Read more »

Thursday: My letter to Mindfulness

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Grief, Love, Mental Health, mindfulness, self care, Uncategorized

Dear Mindfulness You and I have known each other for quite a while, 13 years to be exact. When I first met you I thought ‘wow they sound really helpful‘, but I realise now that in my naiveté I didn’t really understand you yet. My first proper introduction to you was during my training to…Read more »

Wednesday: What does mindfulness practice actually entail?

Posted by Dr. Kristine Abercrombie in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, mindfulness, self care, self compassion, Uncategorized

Welcome to day three of a week of mindfulness, where we will get a bit more into the nitty-gritty of some of the different ways you can integrate mindfulness into your life.. If you missed Monday and Tuesday’s segments, don’t worry you can just click on the links below for a catch up. Monday: what…Read more »