My article (on MentalHealthy.co.uk), which discusses the results of a recent survey conducted by High Street store New Look, along with the "Body Confidence Campaign" run by the UK Government.http://www.mentalhealthy.co.uk/blogs/male-body-confidence
Personal Experience of Parenting with Mental Illness
As part of their campaign for Mental Health Awareness Week, I wrote a blog post for the SANE website, discussing my personal experience of parenting with a mental illness: http://www.sane.org.uk/how_you_can_help/blogging/show_blog/680
Bordering On Discrimination: Mental Healthcare & BPD In The UK and US
This article was commissioned by BPD Magazine in December 2013, for their second issue. The periodical was the first ever printed magazine to specifically cover the subject of Borderline Personality Disorder, and launched in the autumn of 2013. Unfortunately - after publishing an excellent premiere issue packed with informative articles by mental health professionals, those diagnosed with BPD, and those caring... Continue Reading →
Parenting With OCD – One Challenge At A Time
My article for Parents-Space, about being a parent with OCD: http://www.parents-space.com/parenting-with-ocd-one-challenge-at-a-time/
Borderline Personality Disorder: The Pursuit of Stability & Recovery
In Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), the unstable sense of self is the eye of the storm. It is the structurally unsound foundation upon which a fluctuating identity rests. Around this core swirls a fog of complex behaviours – all connected, all problematic in their own right, and all unconsciously developed to cocoon the centre, from... Continue Reading →
Borderline Personality Disorder and ‘The Chameleon Effect’
One of the biggest and most challenging aspects of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is often 'The Chameleon Effect' – or ‘mirroring’. This is the constant, unconscious change in the person’s ‘self’, as they struggle to fit in with their environment, or the people around them. It is, essentially, a fluctuating identity. It is the manifestation... Continue Reading →
Modelling Behaviour: Self-Esteem (Parents-Space)
An article about the importance of helping your child build self-esteem from within: http://www.parents-space.com/parenting/mindful-parenting/modelling-behaviour-self-esteem/
Claustrophobia In Children
Article about recognising and dealing with claustrophobia in children (Parents-Space): http://www.parents-space.com/parenting/mindful-parenting/claustrophobia-in-children/
Motherhood – The Invisible Psychological Earthquake
Article about the struggle to adapt to massive, comprehensive change immediately after childbirth, and the stigma preventing its discussion. http://www.parents-space.com/parenting/parenting-early-years/motherhood-the-invisible-psychological-earthquake/
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/
Sarah Myles 