She created a protective membrane for me when I wondered why I didn’t have a boyfriend, why I felt invisible and why, despite close friends and supportive family, I didn’t "fit"
I’m leaving counselling. What now?
Weeks ago I would will the sessions to be over, but right now I feel almost abandoned, like a small child not ready to let their mother’s hand go.
A day in the life of a Mental Health Social Worker
I often get asked what I actually do on a daily basis
‘Recovery is unpredictable’: On embracing non-linear thought processes
Gabrielle Zemsky explains how she has found it beneficial to view her unhealthy thought processes as non-linear diagrams.
Anorexia, My Privilege, and Me
"In all other ways, I'm a late bloomer, but with mental health, I was the earliest of all the birds"
Mental illness is expensive: Why austerity makes me sad
I'm not ashamed to get treatment - I just can’t afford it.
Exercise, self-care, self-harm, and me
A personal account of using exercise as an alternative outlet to self-harm.
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