Author Archives: Mental Wellness Cindy

‪The first 100 people who comment on this post will receive from me something nice during the course of 2020.., a little surprise.This might be dinner, coffee, a letter through the post, a book, flowers, cake, a shout out…., Whatever I think would be genuinely nice…, The only condition is that those same 100 peopleContinue reading “Spread the kindness”

We all need support from different people and different networks all through our lives. As a child that could be your family and relatives. In high school, this group may include family members, friends, and teachers. As we get older this could be family, friends, self help groups and other supportive relationships.  A supportive networkContinue reading “How to build a support network”

Anxiety is something everyone experiences at times, and feeling anxious is a perfectly natural reaction to some situations. Anxiety is something everyone experiences at times, and feeling anxious is a perfectly natural reaction to some situations. The good news is there are plenty of things you can try to help cope with anxiety. Anxiety isContinue reading “How to cope with anxiety?”

Making new year resolutions is helpful but you should not wait for this. Any day is a good day to get started with your goals. Why wait to do tomorrow, what you can do today, right. Start when you are still feeling most motivated not when you have scared yourself to death with the prospectContinue reading “Does having resolutions allow success?”

The end of the year is fast approaching and with it, comes an opportunity to reflect on 2019. What has gone well, what could have gone better and what just did not work. Setting goals and having a plan, generally around how you are going to execute any project, like this years Christmas party soContinue reading “Why you should plan for 2020 now!”

For some Christmas or just holidays are not filled with friends, family or numerous celebrations. For some it can be a lonely time of spending the holidays on your own. This could be by choice because it suits who you are and where you are in your life. But for many this is not byContinue reading “How to survive Christmas without your children.”

It’s Christmas for those of us who celebrate it. A time for family, friends, having a break and in a lot of cases eating a lot and spending way too much money on gifts. This time of year as a result brings with it a lot of pressure to be a lot of things toContinue reading “Tips for surviving Christmas”

Dealing with change can sometimes be uncomfortable, stressful or even scary. Many people spend a great deal of effort trying to avoid change, but it will inevitably catch up to you. Change is inevitable.  It can be positive such as a business growth, it can be painful like losing your job, it can be outContinue reading “Dealing with change”

I am Cindy and I am a Mental Health Nurse with over 17 years experience of working in:-Mental health hospitals-Substance misuse-Criminal justice-with Children and Adolescents-Management-Learning disabilities-Autism I am here to leverage the power of story telling to promote social change around the importance of everyone’s entitlement to good mental health support. I hope you willContinue reading “Mental Wellness for 2020”

When you are depressed you can not just tell yourself to get over it, to snap out of it. Dealing with depression is difficult because, depression drains your energy, hope and drive, making it difficult to take steps that will help you feel better.  Sometimes just thinking about the things you should do to feelContinue reading “Coping With Depression”