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NHS change consultation – what’s in it for me?
The consultation on the NHS was launched earlier this week and I grasped the chance to share my pearls of wisdom with the internet. All six of my acute episodes have coincided with when the clocks change and true to form, my current mood is seasonally hypomanic. Thus, given opportunities like this, I may have…
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Memory, language and my psychosis
Language, symbols and memories play a significant role in my psychoses
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Mental health benefits of gardening (Part 3)
Slowing down helps me manage mania – gardening is one way I do this…
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Chips with everything – growing and eating (Part 2)
Gardening self-care is not just about flowers, it’s also about fresh food, albeit in small quantities. I have a track record with tomatoes, which I have grown in pots or grow bags as well as in the ground. Similarly peppers (capsicums) do not need much space although more warmth and may be happier under glass,…
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Is gardening is self-care? It is for me (Part 1)
Someone suggested gardening as self-care for my next post – even though they hate gardening themselves. The first thing to say – the activity you choose for self-care is very personal, the benefits more universal. In some areas your health professional may be able to prescribe an activity you are interested in trying. Oxford Languages…
