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...

With the restrictions of the last year meaning that opportunities for social interaction have been limited, many of us have been spending...

It’s been another week of mental health news and press, some of which has been difficult to document because it’s meant that I’ve had to...

There was a heartbreaking story on the BBC News page last week which really resonated and stood out for me. Once again it involves...

I am having to write a rough draft of the blog the evening before because I am now back to riding out for the racehorse trainer down the...

Every post that I write on here is vitally important, but today's is especially so, because knowing what to do when someone tells you...

There were an enormous amount of articles published as a result of the broadcasting of two powerful mental illness and suicide...

I had an interview yesterday with a journalist who wanted some details about my battle with mental illness for an article that will...