Tag: mental health
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Finding joy amongst the hard parts of life | Rosie Abigail
Life is full of highs and lows – that’s been an understatement of the last five years! But there’s always joy to be found, even in the hard parts of life. Let me tell you how I find them –
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Goodbye hustle culture, hello… hobbies? | Rosie Abigail
I am exhausted. I can’t speak in more than a whisper. I’ve twisted my knee. My back is in agony. Did I run a marathon? Did I fall down the stairs? Did I go to the gym? No. I performed in an amateur dramatics show and it’s been the best thing I could have ever…
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How to Start Journaling: Realistic, Step by Step Guide | Rosie Abigail
So, you want to start journaling? Let’s jump in! 1) What is journaling? 2) Why should I start journaling? 3) How on earth do I start? 4) Updating your practice 5) Top tips
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Dealing with COVID Health Anxiety | Rosie Abigail
If there is one thing I like to think I am an expert on, it’s being anxious. Okay, it wouldn’t be my Mastermind category (that would be on Walt Disney World, in all honesty), and I’m not an expert in the clinical sense. But with over eight years of anxiety under my belt, I like…
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Talking to Your Boss About Chronic Illness | Rosie Abigail
I won’t sugar-coat it, living with a chronic illness can be ruddy hard. And I mean beyond the actual chronic or condition part of it. I’m talking about the expectations and understanding of other people. Speaking from experience, that’s a different kind of struggle. So many people in the world do not understand (or choose…
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Finding My Creative Spark Again | Burnout | Rosie Abigail
For the past month, I’ve mentally felt as flat as a singular pancake. I’m not talking thick, fluffy, American style pancakes here, no no. I’m talking like a plan crepe on a plate. That’s not to say I’ve felt bad – crepes are great! It’s just that everything has felt a bit meh. I’ve been…
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Managing Your Anxiety at Christmas (and New Years) | Chronic Illness
Well, it’s officially the festive period and I am feeling thoroughly un-Christmassy. I wonder why? Oh yes, it’s the enormous global pandemic hanging over us, spearheaded by a fully-inept government! That’ll do it. Christmas can be a stressful and anxious time for a lot of folks for a multitude of reasons, including those living with…
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How I Deal with Burnout | What is Burnout? | rosie abigail
Phewwww. The irony of not being able to write a blog about burnout because I’m burnt out is not lost on me. And do excuse me if I am preaching to the choir – I have a feeling a lot of us are in the same boat. Ahh burn out. To be honest, you may…
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Self-Care for a Panic Attack or High-Anxiety Day | Mental Health | Rosie Abigail
Oof, I don’t know if any of you fellow anxiety-ridden-folks have been feeling the same, but the past few weeks have been rough. I don’t know if the moon is doing something, if it’s the change in the season, or if it’s the ever pressing weight of a poorly governed world run by a select…
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How I’ve Learnt to Live with an Anxiety Disorder | Health & Self-Care
Put me up on a stage in front of hundreds, speech in hand, and I’ll own it. Plonk me down in a room full of strangers, I’ll fake small talk so good you’ll think I’m an extrovert. Give me a tight deadline and I will work, work, work until I get it done. But if…
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