Depression can be extremely debilitating, especially when we feel at rock-bottom and, when we reach that point, daily life can be pretty bleak. Gone is the ability to get out of bed, attend to our personal hygiene, eat breakfast, take the children to school, go to work, or whatever it is that gives us a sense of purpose. Our existence tends to be a reactive one; we shut down and withdraw from activity that keeps us feeling good about life. It's true to say that depression of

Love it or despise it, winter is just around the corner. Gone are those fresh spring days, when the daylight lengthens and new life is popping up all around us. Our hearts are filled with optimism as we look forward to long summer days filled with the sun on our skin, summer holidays or just hanging out with friends and family in the open air. This is a time when we might be full of energy and chomping at the bit to get things done. But now, as we approach the golden days o

Do you know, it thrills me when I see the various campaigns out there and especially when they are about raising awareness around mental health. It’s not before time that we are really engaging with the subject, especially as, believe it or not, it applies to our universal human condition. I was shocked, if not a little confused, to hear someone say: “I don’t have mental health” when I was talking to them about this very subject. What the individual actually meant was that sh

Asking the uninitiated whether they have heard of Mindfulness can be very tricky, as I know to my cost! “I’m not into that kind of airy-fairy stuff”, or “It’s a bit weird” are just a couple of the responses I’ve had, although underneath the statement is often an admission that the person doesn’t know anything about it. It’s so easy, it seems to me, to fall into the trap of closing one’s mind to anything that lies outside of our personal experience, which is a shame, especia