Eleven Times Two, Mental Strength, My Life
It’s somewhat ironic that my last post (almost 6 months ago) was oh-so-confidently entitled ‘Coming Out Of Isolation’, as what actually happened was, I stuck my stupid smiling head above the parapet just in time for a shit storm in the shape of high-speed fireball to hit me square in the face. Timing’s a bitch, am I right? To be …
Eleven Times Two, Mental Health, My Life
Like most of us, during my 20’s I was the ultimate party girl. I was out every weekend without fail, never said no to an invite and had a phone full of numbers that I could call at the drop of a hat and have a drink in my hand within the hour. I was loving life. I had no …
Eleven Times Two, Mental Health, Mental Strength, Recovery, The Power of the Mind
I recently expressed an interest in partaking in something really important to me, and to the cause of Eleven Times Two, but which will prove to be a huge emotional challenge. My gut instinct tells me that it is the right way forward, a wonderful thing to do and a huge opportunity for my personal growth, both mentally and spiritually. …
Dating, Eleven Times Two, Mental Health
I’ve spoken about dating apps a LOT in the past on this blog (who could forget the 45-minute disaster date?), but since I’ve turned my focus to Mental Health issues, I’ve not really re-visited it. This time around, however, I am not going to write a scathing release of disappointment and venting that I have been prone to previously (hands …
Eleven Times Two, Mental Health, My Life, Recovery
A few years ago, I was bought a ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ mug for Christmas, and it meant the world to me – not only because of who it was from, but because it was how they saw me – as a little ray of sunshine, someone who was always smiling and who let a little light into other people’s lives. …
Eleven Times Two, My Life
From the minute we are born we are constantly being monitored on our progress and achievements. Our first birthday, our first words, our first steps… Then it’s the first day of school (and endless dodgy photos of us in our first uniform with a gap in our mouth because we’ve lost our first tooth). Our first kiss, first love, our …
Eleven Times Two, Mental Health
Today is the last day of Mental Health Awareness Week, and the message that has been pouring out across the nation during the past 7 days has been wonderful. Radio Stations dedicated the same time slot to talking about it, TV adverts and voiceovers have reminded us that it’s ok, that we can speak out, get help and that the …
Eleven Times Two, My Life, Recovery, Wellness
“Every next level of your life will demand a different version of you.” Today is the first day of a well-deserved ‘Staycation’ I have needed to take since the beginning of the year. It is also the first day of Mental Health Awareness Week – something I only found out about this morning from an Instagram post, so I guess …
Eleven Times Two, My Life, Recovery
Last year, when I was in a manifestation mode that was borderline witchcraft, I had a moment, totally out of the blue where I saw a photo in Psychologies magazine of a picture of the Eiffel Tower, almost completely obliterated by a branch covered in Cherry Blossom. Something resonated, and I ripped the page out, cut around the branch and …
Eleven Times Two, Mental Health, My Life, Wellness
Anxiety is something that affects all of us at some stage in our life. A small amount of anxiety is good – as it’s our brains way of keeping us out of obvious danger, but more often than not, it is not a small amount of anxiety that leads to blog posts, mental health epidemics or another person hanging from …
Eleven Times Two, My Life, My Mission, The Power of the Mind
Today I’m going to talk about something that has affected me my whole life, and the more I look into it, and the more people I speak to, the more I realise that it is something that affects a lot of us – and it’s ruining our lives. Overthinking. I’m talking about those times where you let your brain off …
