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Journaling your way to better mental health and well-being
I’m just writing a quick and less involved entry this morning to give myself a bit of a break after yesterday’s complicated and...

Tom Robinson
Jun 30, 20214 min read


Essex NHS mental health trust fined £1.5m over deaths of 11 patients
There was an article on the BBC News site last week which detailed how a mental health trust has been fined £1.5 million for safety...

Tom Robinson
Jun 29, 20218 min read


A visit to Lindengate charity and identifying a few goals and ambitions
I’m back this morning, fully refreshed after taking a few days off last week for a bit of respite and a mental health detox! I felt as...

Tom Robinson
Jun 28, 20215 min read


The summer solstice June 2021: the perfect time for a mental health detox
It has now been almost exactly six months since I started this new blog called ‘Dying to Stay Alive!’ and I have already written a...

Tom Robinson
Jun 22, 20216 min read


Men’s Health Week: Day 5 – offer #offerfriday
For the fifth and final day of Men’s Health Week we are being encouraged to offer our help or services to someone else either through...

Tom Robinson
Jun 18, 20214 min read


Men’s Health Week 2021: day 4 – Discover #discoverthursday
For day four of Men’s Health Week, we are encouraged to discover something new, the suggestion they provide us with being ‘discover a...

Tom Robinson
Jun 17, 20215 min read


Men’s Health Week 2021: day 3 – Notice #noticewednesday
I’m continuing today with my five-post series on Men’s Health week and the theme for today’s CAN DO Challenge which is ‘Notice’. Men and...

Tom Robinson
Jun 16, 20215 min read


Men’s Health Week 2021: day 2 – (Be) Active #activetuesday
For the second day of Men’s Health Week and the ‘CAN DO’ challenge, we are being encouraged to be more active through exercise which can...

Tom Robinson
Jun 15, 20214 min read


Men’s Health Week 2021: the ‘Can Do’ Challenge. Day 1 -Monday: 'Connect'
Today marks the first day of Men’s Health week 2021 which this year runs from the 14-20th of June. I have to admit that I wasn’t even...

Tom Robinson
Jun 14, 20215 min read


“How are you feeling?” asks Northern Irish community pharmacists
Today’s post has a more relaxed feel because after writing yesterday’s really involved post about such a difficult subject, I feel as...

Tom Robinson
Jun 10, 20214 min read


“We’re not having the same conversation around suicide as we are around mental health”
A few months ago, I read a post on LinkedIn written by a devastated father who sadly lost his son Jordan to suicide in 2019. Steve...

Tom Robinson
Jun 9, 20218 min read


A change of scene, social engagement, and some wonderful words of wisdom!
Last weekend I went up to Shropshire to support my sister in her half Iron Man and there were lots of positive mental health aspects to...

Tom Robinson
Jun 8, 20214 min read


Wild swimming in Queenford Lake – braving the cold for the sake of mental health research!
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was planning on going wild swimming to experience the reported benefits of cold hydrotherapy on mental...

Tom Robinson
Jun 4, 20214 min read


MP Nadia Whittome & PTSD: why stepping back is imperative to survival & recovery from mental illness
There was an interesting story in the press recently involving a Labour MP who has decided to ‘step back’ from her work because she is...

Tom Robinson
Jun 3, 20215 min read


Sunshine and mental health: do vitamin D levels have an effect on mood?
The recent warm and sunny weather has been a welcome change from the rain and cloud that we’ve been subjected to over the last few weeks...

Tom Robinson
Jun 2, 20213 min read


Mental health in tennis: Naomi Osaka withdraws from French Open amid debate over press conference
There has been an interesting mental health debate coming out of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris over the...

Tom Robinson
Jun 1, 20215 min read


“My doctor prescribed rambling for lockdown anxiety”: how social prescribing can promote well-being
There was a nice story on the BBC News page a couple of weeks ago, involving a widower who was prescribed rambling for his anxiety in...

Tom Robinson
May 27, 20214 min read


Dealing with the frustration of being ignored by the system: trying to come to terms with the past!
Yesterday I went into Oxford, firstly to meet a friend for a catch up and then to have a bone densitometry scan at the Nuffield Hospital....

Tom Robinson
May 26, 20214 min read


Mania and the ‘awful rowing toward God’: spiritual enlightenment, madness, or a combination of both?
Ever since I had my last mania five years ago, I have been left in confusion about what really happened. This is partly due to the...

Tom Robinson
May 25, 20218 min read


The Social Dilemma: why I’ve decided not to have any more social media!
Anyone who is trying to launch any kind of business or enterprise in today’s world knows how important social media can be to attracting...

Tom Robinson
May 24, 20216 min read
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