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You Made it Up…

February 17, 2022 No Comments
The word 'TRUST' printed in capital letters on curved glass

Who do we write for? How do we write with kindness and grace yet speak the truth when it isn’t always pretty?
I swear to tell the truth… my truth.

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How to lose followers and alienate people, Parenting, Poetry and Rhyme, Relationships

Blood on Your Hands

April 8, 2021 2 Comments
red reflection of sky on river with trees

A poem about the devastating consequences if a child protection expert gets it wrong.
You really don’t know what you have just done
‘Expert’, job description: protect my young son

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Addiction, Burnout, depression - Recovery, How to lose followers and alienate people, Lifestyle, Mental health, Wellbeing

Beyond the Bottom of a Bottle to find a Bottom Line

October 16, 2019 18 Comments
beyond the bottom of a bottle to find a bottom line

Do you count the hours until ‘wine o’clock’? Do you secretly wonder about your drinking habits? I gave up alcohol for 30 days and gained so much.

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Addiction, How to lose followers and alienate people, Lifestyle, Relationships, Smoking, Wellbeing

Up in Smoke! Time to Quit that Nagging Habit

October 11, 2019 5 Comments
Up in Smoke! Time to Quit that Nagging Habit

Is your loved one’s habit making you miserable? I’m the worst kind of reformed smoker but only when it’s my partner who’s smoking. Time to quit the nagging!

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Burnout, depression - Recovery, How to lose followers and alienate people, Mental health, Wellbeing

We’re all gonna die and it’s not your fault!

July 29, 2019 27 Comments

Death… a taboo subject yet the one certainty we are all born with. We’re all gonna die… When family members brush with death how do you deal with it?

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‘Depression’ is not a dirty word

April 13, 2019 18 Comments
Depression is not a dirty word

It’s taken me a long time to own the term ‘depression’ because so much guilt and shame is linked to it. To be able to heal, first, you need to own how you are feeling. I believe a series of life events led to my mental breakdown. Let’s talk about depression. It’s not a dirty word!

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Our relationship with our possessions – It’s complicated!

March 27, 2019 7 Comments
Our relationship with our possessions

Sometimes what frustrates us the most are those things that we most need to learn from.
Helping my ageing aunty – who has a book addiction – to downsize was difficult because she wanted to keep everything. But anger can mask a deeper feeling of sadness. Nobody can turn back the clock.

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Trauma, depression, burnout, anxiety or… skiving off work? How mental illness messed with my head

February 13, 2019 15 Comments
Trauma, depression, burnout, anxiety or… skiving off work? How mental illness messed with my head

There was a dark time when I had trouble finishing my sentences. Whether it was burnout, depression, anxiety… here are some diary extracts. This is how it felt for me.

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Eilidh Horder and Suki the cat on shoulder B&W

Hi! I'm Eilidh, a recovering perfectionist and people pleaser, lucky enough to spend lots of time with my two children (who, incidentally, have superpowers), two cats and Fido the Romanian rescue dog.

The aim of this emotional and mental health blog is to share my experiences and reach out to others who might relate - a little reminder that we are not alone 🥰

Let’s talk about finding deeper meaning, peace, acceptance and self-knowledge. Love is all!

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