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Through Hardships to the Stars... and beyond!
It's now ten days since Poems of Awakening; Through Hardships to the Stars by Edwin Charles (my pseudonym) went live on Amazon in...

Tom Robinson
Feb 23, 20232 min read


What is my why??!!
So, Edwin Charles is published (well, self-published, you know what I mean), the moment he's been striving for has finally been...

Tom Robinson
Feb 17, 20234 min read


OUT NOW! Poems of Awakening; Through Hardships to the Stars!
So... after five years of submissions, editing, writing, re-writing, re-submitting, blogging, being rejected, writing new material, etc,...

Tom Robinson
Feb 12, 20232 min read


Introducing Edwin Charles!
Sorry for the break in posts - I have been very busy with my 'friend' Edwin Charles who has now completed two poetry books! He tells me...

Tom Robinson
Feb 4, 20231 min read


The crisis of meaning in the modern world!
When the psychiatrists and publishers start listening to me then we will actually begin to get somewhere. I have gone too far ahead of...

Tom Robinson
Nov 11, 20221 min read


OCD, misdiagnosis, and a cocktail of drugs. One of my loyal readers shares her story
I haven't written in a few weeks because I have been busy writing something else, something important that will be published in the near...

Tom Robinson
Oct 30, 20225 min read


Thus Spake Zarathustra
Now that I have traversed hell multiple times, suffered brutally, and come out of the other side, I realise that I understand things on a...

Tom Robinson
Sep 30, 20222 min read


Epicurus and the 'real world'
What if I told you that there had never been anything wrong with me but that in fact the thing that was wrong was the very construct of...

Tom Robinson
Sep 26, 20225 min read


Montaigne philosophy
I've now gone so far past Dying to Stay Alive and separated from the 'tribal wave' of (basically indoctrination and indulging in the ego...

Tom Robinson
Sep 25, 20224 min read


The theory of everything
I'm so bored of having all of this information in me and not sharing it, so I'm dumping some of it down here! I've been told that my book...

Tom Robinson
Sep 18, 20224 min read


No more ego and no more 'real world' BS
I haven't written anything on here in quite a while because I've been so consumed with trying to find an agent/publisher for my...

Tom Robinson
Sep 16, 20223 min read


Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.
This is a very quick post and really a reminder to myself. In short, I have learnt that the massive roadblock in my life last week has...

Tom Robinson
Aug 15, 20221 min read


Processing grief: remembering our great friend Jo
I sat down last night to write to my friend Jo who so tragically took her own life a few weeks ago. I still can't really believe that...

Tom Robinson
May 2, 20225 min read


Why taking criticism (even if it's well intentioned) can affect one's mental health!
Morning! Just a quick couple of thoughts this morning after certain events this week got me thinking! Cutting to the chase, here's the...

Tom Robinson
Apr 30, 20224 min read


How to combat severe depression and suicidal thoughts part 2
Morning all! This is simply a brief note this morning to alert my readers to part 2 of my latest video entitled 'How to Combat Severe...

Tom Robinson
Apr 27, 20222 min read


Dealing with anxiety and maintaining optimal mental health and well-being
I feel like I’ve got writers block this morning. There’s a post that I really want to get out but I’m not sure how to tackle it and I...

Tom Robinson
Apr 21, 20224 min read


The myth of eight hours: why I will NEVER medicate myself for sleep ever again!
I haven't been able to write much over the last few weeks since I've been so busy with other things. I seem to spend all of my time being...

Tom Robinson
Apr 11, 20225 min read


YouTube video: how to combat severe depression & suicidal thoughts - please share, it can SAVE LIVES
I wanted to write a quick post this morning to alert my loyal readers to another YouTube video that I have been working on recently....

Tom Robinson
Apr 1, 20222 min read


World Bipolar Day 2022: radio interview, more writing and another article!
As my regular readers will know from my last post, I was almost ready to quit writing about mental illness this week! I felt so run-down...

Tom Robinson
Mar 30, 20222 min read


Note to anyone else who makes it through severe bipolar; no one will be able to relate to you after!
I am back home after an amazing week's skiing during which several things came to light - some good, some bad, which I will now try to...

Tom Robinson
Mar 28, 20224 min read
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