Kate Patterson of The Hypno Clinic, explains why hope is important and how it can influence our lives, in response to – Should I Hope for Recovery or Should I Accept My Condition? To live with out hope can engender in us a feeling of depression and dejection so when I meet my clients and…
Having hope of recovery is something that was fundamental in my own personal journey and is also recognised as a key component in the recovery model. But how do we know if our hopes are realistic? Where do we draw the boundaries? It’s all very well to hope for recovery, but how do we put…
There often tends to be two schools of thought, those for medication and those against. Because I write a lot about natural approaches to emotional wellbeing and mental health, people often assume that I am against medication completely and that The Mind Sanctuary website is about living a life free of medication. That’s not the…
Even though 1 in 100 people will experience Psychosis at some stage in their life, those who suffer can feel very alone. From experience, I know that a psychotic episode can be extremely scary, for both the person going through it and people close to them. Not many people understand what is happening, nor what…
Over the coming months I’ll be publishing occasional articles, podcasts and maybe even videos that explore the concept of recovery in mental health. What is recovery? How do you measure it? How can you tell if you have recovered or not? It’s a really interesting area, as surprisingly there are a number of different views…
This is a really interesting question that was posed to me a few weeks ago. I thought it would make a nice change to try and answer it via a podcast rather than a written article… Let me know you what you think.
Research has shown that gardening is good for our emotional and physical wellbeing. The combination of fresh air and exercise, the peace and tranquility of nature and the satisfaction that comes with nurturing something and watching it grow are all aspects that contribute to improving how we feel on all levels. It’s great to see…
image by lecasio Before I break into what I think are the good, the bad and the revolutionary aspects of the internet when it comes to mental health, I’d like to just take a moment to explain how it is that I come to be here today, talking about mental health and the internet. My…
My journey beyond a diagnosis of potential bipolar disorder has been a long and winding road, with many twists and turns. Today I manage my own mental health without medication and I have done for over 8 years now. I don’t know whether I have a “mental illness” or not. And if I did, I…
