"Its Never Too Late To Be Who You Might Have Been"

Month: September 2018

Learning To Manage Hypothyroidism Fatigue

Resisting The Urge To Quit

This weeks self-care theme has largely been about resisting the urge to quit. I am still exhausted due to the ongoing hypothyroidism fatigue. This is making it practically impossible to do anything.

Self-kindness And Mental Health

Whilst kindness to others is something most people keep at the forefront of their mind, practicing self-kindness can be too easy to forget. I am often guilty of beating myself up about things or demanding things which I would never be as hard to someone else about.

Beginning Freelance Writing – “Am I doing this right?!”

writers life

In beginning freelance writing, I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing. I mean I know what I’m doing, but I don’t know if I am doing it right. Yes, I have read a lot of books, articles, posts etc, but I still feel like I am feeling my way around in the dark. Its exciting and terrifying all at once.

Suicide And The LGBTQ+ Community

LGBTQ+ people experience a disproportionately high rate of poor mental health and suicide attempts. In this blog I discuss how addressing stigma and discrimination, will go a long way in improving mental health in the LGBTQ+ community

As a transgender gay man, I am a member of one of the highest at-risk communities, for mental health issues. Unfortunately, this means that I am no stranger to suicide. I have lost many LGBTQ+ friends to suicide and seen many more attempt to take their lives. We need to address this now by tackling the stigma which still exists in society, and by providing mental health support for LGBTQ+ people.

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