Posted by in chronic illness, difference, Thought Provoking Thursday During invisible disability week I asked our amazing online community to complete the sentence, An invisible disability is…, as part of my ongoing sentence completion project. Hearing people’s responses and putting them together into this video has really touched my heart personally and professionally. 💚 I think it is something we can all relate to as…Read more »
Posted by in chronic illness, difference, Thought Provoking Thursday Every Thursday during the month of September I have asked the many amazing people I have met online – through Facebook, Twitter and Instagram – to be part of a slightly different format to my ongoing Thought Provoking Thursday project. Rather than posing a thought-provoking question, like in previous weeks, I have been asking people…Read more »
Posted by in chronic illness, difference, Thought Provoking Thursday Here we are, the fourth and final week (for now) of our online community sentence completion project, as part of Thought-Provoking Thursday (or for today Saturday). What can I say I like to live on the wild side of life, which in reality means self-care has become my priority the last few days, so I am…Read more »
Posted by 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 »
Posted by in chronic illness, difference, medical system, Thought Provoking Thursday, Uncategorized Welcome to the third week of our online community sentence completion project, as part of Thought-Provoking Thursday, and what an inspiring two weeks it has been. We have discussed mental health and suicide, had some incredible conversations and shared some beautiful and at times painful insights. We have given a voice to an integral human experience, considering…Read more »
Posted by 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 »
Posted by 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 »
Posted by in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, mindfulness, self care, Uncategorized Welcome to today’s instalment of a week of mindfulness. If you missed yesterday’s don’t worry you can just click on the link below for a catch up. Monday: what is all of this mindfulness malarkey about anyway? There are two main themes to living mindfully: • Living fully in the moment • Embracing a non-judgemental…Read more »
Posted by in chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, Mental Health, mindfulness, Uncategorized You may have heard me mention the word mindfulness A few (dozen) times across my various social media platforms over the past few months. Given that I will probably continue banging on about it for quite some time and hope to also record and share some more mindfulness meditations, I figured it would probably be…Read more »
Posted by in accessibility, chronic illness, Clinical Psychology, difference, medical system, Mental Health, self care, Thought Provoking Thursday Going to see a healthcare professional for any reason can really bring up a whole range of emotions. Healthcare professionals also experience a whole range of emotions when seeing those they are treating. The relationship can be complex. It consists of two human beings, perfectly imperfect in their own unique way, working together to solve…Read more »
Musings of a wounded healer 