• New year, new me. What I've leanred from 2020 banner
    Blog,  Lifestyle,  Lockdown,  Mental Health

    New Year, New Me (Or Not)

    This time last year I was writing about how I’ve been moving away from New Year’s resolutions and trying to just set goals and intentions instead. Looking back on these goals though I don’t think I managed to properly achieve any of them! However, with the state this year has been I don’t think I can be too hard on myself about that, as none of us could have predicted the turn things have taken. I have worked on some things this year though that I am hoping to continue into the next 12 months.  I still stand by my view that New Year’s resolutions are not a way to…

  • Free CBT Based Self-Care Resources
    Blog,  Mental Health

    FREE! CBT Based Self-Care Resources

    As promised, I give you my free self-care resources, created based on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). These are resources that I use EVERY DAY to help manage my depression and anxiety, and improve my mood – I hope they are helpful for you too! All you need to do is follow the below link and subscribe to my mailing list, and you will get INSTANT ACCESS to my resource library. CLICK HERE TO GAIN ACCESS<< No time to read now? Pin it for later! Free CBT Based Self-Care Resources How to use these CBT resources It is important for you to know how to use these pages, and how I’ve…

  • CBT for low mood
    Blog,  Mental Health,  Psychology

    CBT: My secret to improving low mood.

    CBT, which stands for Cognitive Behacvioural Therapy, is a very common and popular treatment for both depression and anxiety, and CFS/ME. I originally wrote this post when I had just started CBT, and this time it really did help. Read on to find out more about my experience. I’ve suffered with depression and anxiety all my life (or at least as long as I can remember), and it’s really made life hard. I struggle to get through even the simplest of days without being overwhelmed with worry and it has taken over pretty much every area of my life. I have recently started CBT in an effort to tackle my…