Moving On From Maggie

I was born in 1979, so my first eleven years were spent in the shadow of The Iron Lady. I vividly remember the arguments, the divisions and the speeches. I can still feel the passion and emotion in the voices of people – both for and against her politics - in my home, and elsewhere.... Continue Reading →

Parenting An Anxious Child

Article about choosing the best parenting strategy for an anxious child, as a parent with Borderline Personality Disorder. http://www.parents-space.com/parenting/mindful-parenting/achieving-balance-with-an-anxious-child/

Speaking And Listening: Words From Behind The Glass.

If a mentally ill person speaks, and people choose not to hear her, does she actually make a sound? No. Outside of my actual symptoms, I think the worst part about having a mental illness is losing my voice. To me, having managed it with moderate success for several years, Borderline Personality Disorder is now... Continue Reading →

Toolkits For Kids – CBT Techniques for Common Childhood Concerns: A User Review (A Mental Healthy Blog Post)

http://www.mentalhealthy.co.uk/blogs/tool-kits-for-kids-cbt-techniques-for-common-childhood-concerns-user-review

Parenting For Mental Health – Start Ending Stigma (Latest Mental Healthy Blog Post)

http://www.mentalhealthy.co.uk/blogs/parenting-for-mental-health-%E2%80%93-start-ending-stigma

Latest Mental Healthy Blog Post: Tolerating Mysterious Behaviours in Borderline Personality Disorder

(By Sarah Myles)http://www.mentalhealthy.co.uk/blogs/tolerating-mysterious-behaviours-in-bpd

International Women’s Day 2013 – What’s Wrong With This Picture?

On this International Women’s Day, the esteemed Menfolk that run our country have been waxing lyrical on Twitter about all the time and effort they selflessly devote to ‘empowering women’. UK Prime Minister ‏@Number10gov From access to justice & healthcare to empowering women in business, the UK gov't is helping women across the globe #IWD... To... Continue Reading →

Latest Mental Healthy blog post:

"Spontaneity Is Overrated." http://www.mentalhealthy.co.uk/blogs/spontaneity-overrated

“Nursery Changes” – The Latest Assault In The War on Education

“Parents to have more choice of high quality childcare.” So says the title of the Press Notice issued by the Department for Education on 29th January 2013. Liz Truss, MP – Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Education and Childcare) – says the proposed changes will make more childcare places available, and reduce costs to parents... Continue Reading →

‘Empowering’ magazine covers as a tool of social oppression

Dear women, Where does the idea come from that being photographed naked/semi-naked/in our underwear is somehow empowering? Accomplished, well known women, required to disrobe in order to sell their work and their achievements. How did we get to the point where women only receive recognition by taking their clothes off? Take one example: Vanity Fair.... Continue Reading →

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