I'm just writing a quick post with a few thoughts this morning because I've got a busy day and a lot to get done before the weekend. This...

I read an interesting article last week which discussed the safety of the 'Z' class of prescribed sleeping pills and medications. Miranda...

Recently, I've been considering the messages that we are getting in the media about mental 'health' and I've identified a huge problem...

I’ve been itching to read my new book since it arrived last week and on Saturday afternoon I finally found the time to sit down and start...

I thought I would just write an update this morning because I've been writing a lot of complicated posts again, and it's time to take a...

I read an article in The Guardian on Tuesday in which the lead doctor from the Centre for Psychedelic Research at Imperial College...

With the help of increased awareness around mental health through campaigns and media coverage, we are all now aware that opening up and...

It’s been such a beautiful spring weekend and I’ve spent so much of it outside reaping the benefits of vitamin D and fresh air. Not once...

There was an interesting article in Horse & Hound last week, which discussed the rise of mental health problems in the equestrian world....

There was an article in the Daily Mail last week which detailed the tragic death of a young doctor who was suffering from bipolar...

There was another article on the BBC News page a couple of weeks ago, which once again, highlighted the terrible shortcomings of the...

I thought I’d better write something a bit calmer and less distressing today because covering some of these involved stories is upsetting...

This week has seen the return of the famous Aintree Festival which was sadly cancelled last year due to the pandemic. The three-day horse...

I thought I would write a less involved post today to balance out the rather difficult topics I generally discuss on here. Committing to...

Music has barely featured in my life for the most part of the last twenty years because depression and mixed state bipolar disorder...

For many years, Easter has passed me by completely unnoticed, because up until now I've been far too ill to be able to appreciate or...

Today is Good Friday and we are now entering four days of Easter holiday which is a great opportunity for some rest and relaxation....

As well as being April Fools Day, today is the first day of Stress Awareness Month which is recognised globally and has been held every...

There always seems to be a lot of advice in the media about exercise and how it is good for our mental health - which I don't disagree...

Bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression, is a mental illness in which the sufferer experiences extremes of mood that are...