Just slacktivism?
I’ve been thinking about activism again, partially because of Mental Health Awareness Week. Activism doesn’t just apply to political action. It’s about going the step beyond raising awareness. It’s about Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Mental health
Why don’t we talk about mental health?
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week in NZ. I am unwell. This has provoked some thoughts, which I have been avoiding sharing because they are messy and complicated – just like this Continue Reading →
Walking the medication tightrope
I’ve got this new reminder app that makes the sound of a pill bottle shaking. It keeps scaring the crap out of people. What scares me is how often it Continue Reading →
What I’ve learned about mindfulness
I’ve just completed a six-session course in mindfulness. It was specifically aimed at helping me manage my pain, but I’ve found it applies to pretty much everything in my life.
GiggleTV – what’s next?
I’ve had quite a response to my posts about GiggleTV, which is awesome. I’ve been thinking about what to do next. What’s ethical? What’s effective? What won’t cost me a Continue Reading →
Things I am Unnecessarily Anxious About
This could be a long list.
Fight the fear and work out
Last week, I tweeted about going to the gym. Weirdly, I was pretty damn excited about it. I used to go a lot, but my health put paid to that. As Continue Reading →
Managing meds, or “in which I am a lab rat.”
When I first got sick, I used to make jokes about my extensive medicine cabinet, which, at that point, was a drawer with about three packages of pills in it. Continue Reading →
What’s next for Writehanded
The only problem with having the comments turned off here is: I don’t hear from you. As a writer, I know that this is both difficult and inevitable. You put your Continue Reading →
Say something beautiful
I spent the last week in Wellington. It was really great, but the word that stayed in my mind and kept coming up in conversation was the same: frustrated.