Normalising The Conversation
Family. Friendships. Relationship. Depression. Death. Faith. Career. Future. This is the long list of issues/topics/themes I brought to my therapist on my first day. Just looking at it I can only pity him for what he was about to take on. As I mentioned in “Me, Myself and My Therapist” Pt1, I wanted and needed…
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*DISCLAIMER: I am not a mental health or medical professional. I reference professional sources and talk from lived experiences.*As October is Black History Month in the UK, we are focusing on mental health issues that affect the Black community and breaking the stigma around talking about Black mental health. Black men and women experience different…
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Inspired by the motivational YouTube video by the phenomenal Aleisha Lee and the encouraging conversations I’ve been having recently with a few close friends on and offline, I’ve realised that a large number of us are transitioning. Singer-songwriter Aleisha Lee has an inspirational and motivational element to her YouTube channel, where she provides advice and…
Even with how self-aware I am and with the amount of work I’ve been putting in to improving my mental and physical health, energy and environment, I knew that going to therapy was the next stage to get the answers I need and confirmation I deserve. I've had therapy sessions in the past but looking…
Today marks one year since the launch of Through This Mind! Happy 1st Birthday Through This Mind! I always knew that I would be able to write and share my stories, providing consist posts and advice, continuously pushing TTM with all my might as I felt it was my purpose to encourage someone else through…
I've spent weeks, months even, thinking about how I was going to write this post and correctly phrase what I want to say to wrap up 2018. So many things happened this year that really shaped me and also gave me a new perspective on things. I firstly want to thank EVERYONE who has ever…
"Depression & Getting Help" Working within in the NHS for the last three and a half years there is one condition that, as doctor, I often come across no matter what speciality I have worked in; Depression. Over 300 million people worldwide are currently battling with depression and the World Health Organisation states that it…
