Posts by: helen@branch
It's an insane act, putting yourself through that... deliberately, and feeling better! Crazy people... Running, I mean why would you!? Running is a great distraction, it gets you away from…
I was inspired to write after reading Janine's 'Birth Basics' post. She blogged about her personal experience of battling the black dog of depression, alongside parenting her children and managing…
Find the good in every day.
I am currently reading 'Thinking Fast and Slow' by Daniel Kahneman. It was a book I found at the lovely Barter Books in Alnwick a couple of weeks ago and…
I'm really happy at the minute. Obviously this is life, so I could do with being fitter, I have an annoying spot on my chin, the house could be cleaner,…
I have worked with many young people who have used self-harm as a coping skill. They have often confided in others, seen GPs and child or adolescent mental health professionals…
Today is my first weekend in our new family home and this last week has been a huge mix of emotions, stress and decisions. Solicitors, estate agents, chains of buyers…
Felicia Johnson 'Her' I came across this book on Twitter. Twitter has given me interesting conversation, up to date therapy news, gift ideas and local activities and most recently a…
I remember talking to a friend about the first thing we would do if we won the lottery. His excited response involved buying a camper van, scooping up his family…
Some time ago I worked with a young person who, as part of her coping skills used self harm. She explained that the pain or adrenaline of cutting means little…
