Bringing Depression to the Table: Part 9 – Be the Lighthouse
Let’s say you’ve taken some of these and added a few of your own table legs. Maybe you’re reading books on mental health, doing yoga every day, you’ve cut down on the amount of news you consume, and have great relationships with your family and friends. Your table is looking strong, and you’re feeling as balanced as ever. First off, congratulations. You’ve put so many things in place that if one or two slip away for whatever reason, your whole life won’t come crashing down…
Bringing Depression to The Table: Part 8 – Comparison is the Thief of Reason
“Comparison is the thief of joy.”
This has to be one of my favourite phrases to pull out of the bag during a conversation about mental health. It resonated with me when I first heard it, and it still does today. But after many years of work and exploration, I feel it’s time to look a little deeper. A common theme I’ve tried to maintain throughout this series of blogs is asking better questions…
Bringing Depression to the Table: Part 7 – An Exercise in Reframing
It may not seem like it, but finding a little gratitude in our everyday lives is the easy bit. The real challenge is finding gratitude in things that, at first, we wish had never happened…
Bringing Depression to the Table: Part 6 – The Purpose of Identity
If you are currently navigating your way through mental health difficulties, there is a whole world of advice and assistance out there, but only if you’re willing to accept it! This can be the hardest step…
Bringing Depression to the Table: Part 5 – Resetting Your True North
Have you ever looked at a close friend and thought, “Oh Jesus, here we go, they’re gonna kick off any second!”?
You know exactly how they’re going to react to something before they do, like you can see it coming?…
Bringing Depression to the Table: Part 4 – Goodbye and Thanks for EVERYTHING
Gratitude is one of the cornerstones of this series. If you only take one ‘table leg’ away with you after reading these blogs, then Gratitude alone could dramatically improve your life…
Bringing Depression to the Table: Part 3 – Making a “Good Morning” Routine
Ah the morning routine. I’m sure you’ve read about them; heard people talk about them; maybe even tried it once but you ended up banging the snooze button so many times it thought you were in a relationship.
But are they all they’re cracked up to be? Are they a lifetime guarantee of happiness or a fad for the Woke generation?…
Bringing Depression to the Table – Part 2 – The M Word
Meditation has been such a big part of my work towards improved mental health, I wanted it to be the first table leg in this series.
“I can’t meditate: my mind’s too busy and I can never clear my thoughts.”…
Bringing Depression to the Table
I was diagnosed as Bipolar when I was 23. It took me another four or five years to get to where I was not only comfortable talking about it…