Tag Archives: health

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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Mental health guest post: on surviving using self-help strategies….

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

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 →

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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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One year on: a new life – Mark’s story

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

Editor’s note: The monthly mental health guest post on No wriggling for March has been written by Mark K. Social networks provide great support to those with mental health issues and it is via twitter that I ‘met’ Mark. Writing has long been … Continue reading →

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‘Face or figure?’ – On needing to lose a little weight in middle-age…

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Oh dear. I have been told I should lose a stone in weight. That is something else in kilograms but it won’t sound any better. It should probably be more like two  - I have lymphoedema in my legs and … Continue reading →

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