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Category Archives: Dandelions and Bad Hair Days
‘Talking Books’…On trying to become Somerset’s answer to Mariella Frostrup
…I wish! But I do have my own book show on local radio -10Radio based at the heart of a Somerset community – and the first programme is looming large. I go on air at 11am tomorrow (Friday 29th March … Continue reading
British? Moi?
This is a tough one. I have been nominated by the lovely writer Vivienne Tuffnell over at zen and the art of tightropewalking (whose novel Away With the Fairies I am currently reading and enjoying very much) for A Very British Blog … Continue reading
Last year’s medical model – depression as part of the human condition
On Saturday I was lucky enough to attend the Annual Spring Conference organised by the Taunton Association for Psychotherapy (TAP). This year’s theme was depression and the day was marketed as ‘Dialogues Around Depression’ – a title which reflected the different … Continue reading
Vine leaves, dandelions and serendipity ~ my thoughts on the TAP conference
Reblogged from Zen and the art of tightrope walking: Vine leaves, dandelions and serendipity ~ my thoughts on the TAP conference There is a woman on the train with two small children. She’s beautiful, dressed in stylish clothes, her hair … Continue reading
Posted in Book, Dandelions and Bad Hair Days, Mental health, Reading, Writing
Tagged anxiety, Dandelions and Bad Hair Days, depression, mental health, Mood, Vivienne Tuffnell, writing
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Starting as I mean to go on…
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
Posted in Book, Breast cancer, Charities, Dandelions and Bad Hair Days, Mental health, Random musings on family life, love the universe and everything, Writing
Tagged anxiety, breast cancer, depression, family, Felix Dennis, health, memory, mental health, Mood, Penny Brohn Cancer Care, Poetry, women's issues, writing
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Ho Ho Ho – a Happy, healthy Christmas from No Wriggling!
Just a quick post to wish all those who follow my blog and any who just drop by the very merriest of Christmases and the happiest and healthiest of New Years. This has been a good year on No wriggling. … Continue reading
Mental health guest post: on surviving using self-help strategies….
Editor’s note: Dandelions and Bad Hair Days has brought me into contact with some really interesting and honest writers and Melanie is definitely one of them. She is a freelance writer, mother and is currently working on her first novel. Recently … Continue reading
Posted in Dandelions and Bad Hair Days, Mental health, Writing
Tagged anxiety, bipolar, blogging, creativity, depression, health, mental health, Mood, personality, self-help, women's issues, writing
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‘Health anxiety’ or ‘hypochondria’? Fear or phobia, it’s a killer…
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
The start of a new collection? Guest post: Trish Hurtubise talks mental health…
Introduction Dandelions and Bad Hair Days: Untangling lives affected by depression and anxiety was published on 10th October 2012. Regular readers of my blog will know that many of the pieces in that book started life as guest posts on … Continue reading
I don’t know what it is but I’ve lost it…the evaporation of the blogging mojo
Over recent months visits to my blog have doubled, but the number of posts I have written has halved. What could the explanation be? It is easy actually, to know why this has happened. I am not sure how to see my … Continue reading
