Cure Stigma: Sharing to Ignite More Awareness. HANDS UP if you or someone you know has NEVER had or been affected by mental illness? I asked this question recently to a room of 12 people and later to a room of 50 people, both times the response was the same. Nobody put up their hand. …
I hardly know where to begin, but if we were talking face to face, you would see the fire and determination in my eyes when I tell you that I am a passionate advocate and mentor for mental health. I share my journey with mental illness to help not only people struggling with mental issues …
In 1993, I had an episode of mental illness, resulting in admission to a hospital psychiatric ward, I began researching foods to help my mental and physical health. I spent hours, plowing through library books, my main mode of research was trial and error – with some good experiences, some not so great. I recorded …
The burning embers of my heart-song have been smoldering all my life, just beneath the surface…. waiting for me. “She’s a ‘Scouser,’” my Dad would proudly say, although my only claim to the name is being born at Liverpool hospital – a short ferry trip across the River Mersey to where my parents lived in …
Life can get pretty testing and at times it can feel like an automated tennis ball machine is aiming straight for us; firing off a hundred miles an hour as we scurry in all directions trying to hit just one of the jet propelled missiles! When we are not totally focused on the task at …
As we collectively express and experience love and kindness in every aspect of our lives, we will create immense healing and positive change in the world. When kindness becomes pandemic to humanity, the world and our entire existence will experience both subtle and extreme changes on all levels. Kindness is not a ‘cloak’ to be …
