Category Archives: Charities

Starting as I mean to go on…

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

Next week I am taking what is, for me anyway, a really significant step. I have to believe it is a step forward and although it is not exactly brave, it is taking all my courage to move further along a path … Continue reading →

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‘Health anxiety’ or ‘hypochondria’? Fear or phobia, it’s a killer…

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

Perhaps my title exaggerates; perhaps it doesn’t. All I know is that whether you worry at every possible sign of illness and go to the doctors, or worry about illness and avoid the medical profession until a crisis occurs, these are … Continue reading →

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Doing Good? – Mental Health Awareness Week 2012

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Awareness Week 2012. Perhaps you are suffering from ‘Awareness Week’  fatigue? Haven’t we had Depression Awareness week already? It’s Dementia Awareness Week too – isn’t that just another sort of mental illness? Perhaps … Continue reading →

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A new addiction? Or an answer to obesity? Now I really understand the appeal of cupcakes…

Posted on November 28, 2011 by

On Saturday I was lucky enough to be part of the Rural Living Show in Taunton, an annual event that has become a fixture in the Christmas calendar in Somerset. Styling itself a ‘craft and lifestyle show’ it is a … Continue reading →

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Go Wild, Stay Well, Run Hard – Dave’s story

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Editor’s note: This is the 12th in a series of monthly mental health guest posts, so it is a proper birthday! To celebrate, I was lucky to get Dave Urwin, fundraiser extraordinaire, to slow down long enough to write about … Continue reading →

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Gig Review: Thunderbridge Bluegrass Boys

Posted on November 15, 2010 by

Blue Grass? Isn’t that a flowery perfume grannies used to wear? Well if you are a music buff no, obviously not. Bluegrass music is a little bit of country, a smattering of folk, a hint of jazz and blues with … Continue reading →

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Asking a favour. Two causes and two people close to my heart

Posted on October 30, 2010 by

In recent weeks I have posted on here about Chris Rugg, who won the Care Focus award for Outstanding Volunteer in Somerset, and about the article I wrote for soFeminine.co.uk about my experience of breast reconstruction. Esther Clark was one … Continue reading →

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