In a world where we can be ANYTHING..... what do you choose??  If you've visited my page before you'll know I don't shy away from my own struggles with mental health, I've had this post sitting in my drafts for a while now waiting to be finished and with recent events that have hit … Continue reading Be Kind
Mindfulness it's about knowing directlywhat is going on inside and out ourselves and our lives. It's all about our awareness of our thoughts, feeling, behaviour and emotions so that we can allow ourselves to live in the present moment. How much do we really do to help ourselves and our mindfulness?? I can think of … Continue reading Mindfulness
This week the Department of Health and Social Care announced the first round of funding of £500.000 to be given to 10 NHS Trust Hospital in England to build Changing Places facilities. Is your local hospital on the list; • Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation • Royal National … Continue reading Changing Places Toilets and Hospital
Your identity is everything it's the person you are, the person you identify with and when you lose your identity who are!? As humans in a complex world of boundaries and decisions, it's really not all that surprising that by trying to make sense of it all we put everyone and everything into groups, categories … Continue reading My Disability, My Identity
If you follow my blog you’ll already know I have a rare form of muscular dystrophy and if not welcome. So It’s probably time I explained a little bit about MD maybe you know someone with MD. Or, maybe you’re new to the world of Muscular Dystrophy. You maybe surprised to know there are over … Continue reading What you need to know about muscular dystrophy.
It's been a few years since I went to a muscular Dystrophy uk conference but this one will always hold special place in my heart for many reasons. I totally feel like I've stolen somebody else's life and someone's going to pop up from behind the bushes saying I'd like my life back now please! … Continue reading MDUK President’s Award ~ Campaigner of the year 2019.
We all get stressed at some point or another everyone has their own ways of de-stressing, you can find a lot online that helps you like going to the gym, jogging, walking etc but when your in a wheelchair a little bit difficult to jump up stick your joggers on and run it off, not … Continue reading How to De~Stress when you can’t walk it off
When I started writing at a time in my life where I was struggling mentally, it became a way for me to express my feelings without the sense of worry of telling someone else about how I feel. I found comfort in writing my feelings down in black and white, I've come to realise it helps … Continue reading How writing helps my mental health
I was extremely lucky to get to write for Disability Living here's what I wrote for them. Adding to my accessible home post! Many of us fondly remember the image of a young farm girl, clicking the heels of her sparkling, ruby red slippers and longingly chanting the words, “There’s no place like home, there’s … Continue reading No place like an Accessible home!
Last week I sent out a tweet asking my twitter followers what I should write next. And a challenge was set by Fleur Perry : so I've decided not just to end the challenge with my but to carry it on the by tagging a few friends at the end! The challenge ~ Two Questions … Continue reading Challenge accepted!
