If you have been reading the blog regularly you'll know I have been having a bit of a rough time with anxiety and depression. I got a phonecall yesterday that might make things better. Back when I first saw Siobhan O'Farrell Nutriation at the beginning of the year she was concerned about how low in... Continue Reading →
Dramatherapy
I feel like I'm finally getting somewhere. I finished my dramatherapy sessions today and it's been so helpful to me. I've had such a supportive therapist and it's really made me take a long, hard, look at myself and why I have been feeling the way I have recently and why it's happened to me... Continue Reading →
Mindfulness and Meditation
On Sunday I went along to a Mindfulness event hosted by Paddy Brosnan. Paddy is mindfulness teacher and inspirational speaker. I was lucky enough to be invited to attend and I thought I might learn something. Thankfully I didn't have a panic attack like I did in the previous mindfulness class I attended (not run... Continue Reading →
Thursday Thoughts
I feel like a pinball this week, bouncing from one thing to another. I tried a mindfulness course and ended up having a panic attack - the irony. The facilitator was telling us to write down positive traits we saw in ourselves and at that moment I couldn't think of anything, I could feel myself... Continue Reading →
For N
A safe place, a friendly face, a golden globe of light. A dancing flame that speaks my name and chases away the night. The shadow is there but there's warmth in the air, Held in the haven of this room. A sacred hour, a healing power, That helps diminish the doom.
The Power of the Pen
It's been a mixed bag of emotions this week. I feel like I'm on a wave, sometimes I'm a champion surfer riding the white horses, other times I'm struggling to stay afloat. I have found a new thing that helps though. I picked up a pen this week and just started writing, mainly just words... Continue Reading →