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...

It's been an odd few weeks for me sleep-wise and here I am again wide-awake at 05.30 with a bipolar brain that refuses to sleep for more...

I am done with writing enormous and highly detailed blog posts that aim to attract the interest of a literary agent - for anyone who...

A couple of months ago, I gave a talk at pony club camp for a group of young children and teenagers. I shared some of my miraculous...

18 years ago today ‘Something Funny’ (Ed) was putting his best hoof forward in Le Lion-d’Angers and winning a bronze medal. But what no...

As I’ve been writing this new blog, which I started back in January, I’ve been reminded time and again, through my own and others’...

Today’s post is especially important because it highlights a huge number of the problems and issues that us patients are coming up...

Today I am going to attempt an explanation of the treatment that has brought me to remission from a severe and prolonged case of bipolar...

Yesterday I outlined a chronological history and progression of my bipolar illness as it happened over the last twenty years, and today...

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...

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

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

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...

There was an article on the BBC News page yesterday that discussed the results of a medical investigation into the use of...

Yesterday I wrote about how books can aid mental well-being through the escapism and comfort that can be experienced through reading...

I was so thrilled to see an article on the Music News page this week, in which Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts discusses the benefits of...

I'm so thrilled that people are picking up on what I'm trying to achieve through my writing, and all of the mental health messages that...

In contrast to the terrible news I mentioned yesterday and the difficult and distressing subjects that I often discuss on this site,...