Tag: mental illness
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The Way of the Waves
There are things you begin to notice. Your voice quietens, just a little. Noise seems louder, scratching at your eardrums. You’re more easily irritated, patience worn thin. You are tired, the tiredness spreads through your body like slowly freezing water. It is cold, painful and slows your thoughts and movement. The feelings are dully familiar, […]
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Motherhood and Mental Illness
They are the strangest and most uncomfortable bedfellows. For some; motherhood heralds the beginning of mental health struggles, for some an improvement and for others motherhood entangles itself in a pre-existing mental health condition. For me, my mental health was the best it’s been since I was thirteen. Pregnancy seemed to soothe the anxious waters […]
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Reflections
I’ve just listened to Rick and Kay Warren being interviewed at the HTB leadership conference. I was hesitant to listen to it. I knew it would hurt. I knew it would poke me in the parts of myself that are still raw and still painful. I was right. It is full of the most profound reflections […]
Rachael Newham 