Financial worries… Business issues…. Strained relationships… Career stresses… Mental strains… Future anxieties… These are just a few things that I have experienced during the lockdown period. Entering the lockdown, I really thought I’d be resilient enough to handle the drastic change of living. No more commuting, no more packed lunch, no more unnecessary contact with…
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Build Them With Kindness
It’s like we blink and it’s another Mental Health Awareness Week (“MHAW”), month or day! You can’t look around without someone talking about the benefits of working out for both your physical and mental health, being encouraged to download the latest app to enlighten your mind or seeing a TV or billboard advert encouraging you…
COVID-19 & Your Mental Health
https://gph.is/g/EGqOn23 Who would’ve thought that at the start of a brand new decade we will have to either self-isolate, self-quarantine or social-distance to fight such a deadly virus that is circulating the world?! Taking lives, crashing economies, losing jobs and placing fear into peoples’ minds and hearts. Even though, in the UK, social distancing has…
Love Laid Bare x Through This Mind
HAPPY NEW YEAR! (Still January so it's allowed, right!?) 2020 is in full swing and January is already coming to an end! So I hope that you, like myself, have your new resolutions and goals pinned to your wall, in your phone notes and to hand to keep you focused and on track for…
2019 Wrap Up, 28 & Faith
So much has happened this year I’ve had to revert to my diary to catch up! Where to begin.... Firstly, happy birthday to me. 28 years of hard work, perseverance and resilience is paying off slowly but surely! So, I’m thankful to God for the growth, progression and blessings along the way despite the hardship,…
Black History Month: Me, Myself & My Therapist (Pt.2)
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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I’m Transitioning
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…
“Working Whilst Black”
The month of October in the UK is Black History Month. A month to showcase and highlight our journey as Black people in Great Britain whilst looking at the amazing work we are currently doing in our communities, speaking on accomplishments we plan on achieving in the years to come. I want to say a…
To Me, From Me
Dear You, You!? Me? Yes You, Me... You did it. Against all odds, hardship, rejections, neglect, obstacles, barriers and sorrow, you're here standing today. Remember when you thought things wouldn't get better, well look around you... they did. Remember when you thought you could make it on your own, without anyone…well you actually didn’t. You…
Through My Mind: Chloe Letts
"The Race To Be The Best"I’ve been in a figmental race for a while now and for the longest time, I couldn't help but feel like I was losing. I was always asking myself ‘why is everyone else winning?’ and ‘why am I so behind?’ This became such a burden to be on my mind,…