Moving to Live by the Seaside
I moved to the seaside, over 250 miles from London, just as my career was starting to take off in 2002. At that time it was considered to be a bold and unusual move – I heard later that the Chief Executive of my London employer had given the news to the Board with the comment that I was ‘deranged’ to do it.
Ocean metamorphosis
I gasp. The cold penetrates my chest and constricts my lungs.
My heart races and a dull ache spreads across my skin; the result of my neurone pathways firing off explosively. I submerge my head, the only part left of me that’s dry, and I am rewarded with the onset of brain freeze. The sensations are overwhelming, my breathing is still laboured, and I taste the tang of salt on my lips
Move Over ADHD Insecurities, I’m at Uni Now!
My name is Izzy (Izz), I’m 22, a student, nanny and ski instructor and, I ‘suffer’ with dyslexia, dyspraxia, dyscalculia and ADHD – I know, it’s A LOT.
Happy, Healthy Weight-Loss Story
Last week I decided that I’d had enough of being the weight that I was. I was on a clothes websites, and used a sizing guide to find what size they recommended me. So I stepped on the scales for my weight… 127kg. Popping that into the website, 3XL.
My Story
Ten years old forward. It’s when I remember things more clearly. Before that it’s just some flashes. Me brushing my teeth at 4. Or being punched at 9. Or some costume’s day at kindergarten at 6. Or being thrown down the stairs at 8. Probably the reason, I thought for many years, for my lack […]
I Too Am the Face of Addiction
I’ve never met a person struggling with substance abuse that wasn’t fighting it in some way. Addiction is a destructive illness that divorces parts of the brain from itself and suspends the sufferer in a constant state of self-battle.
What My Bipolar Disorder Looks Like
I struggle with Bipolar Disorder. Today I’m telling my Bipolar truth. I’m baring some intense details of my life.
The Feeling of Unbearable Hopelessness
I’ve been feeling unbearably hopeless. It’s beginning to feel like I am doing this. Like I’m in charge of my bipolar disorder.
Control
Human nature is to seek control. Control over our appearance, control over the people we surround ourselves with, control over the way we are perceived by others. Driven by fear, most of us spend our lives trying to paint our own narrative.
Wild swimming helped me to overcome agoraphobia and generalised anxiety
Wild swimming, and in particular, getting into the sea, is an incredibly important part of my life. Whilst I’ve always loved swimming, it has only been during the last couple of years that I have realised how immense the benefits are and how integral it is to my wellbeing. After struggling with my mental health […]