With my sharp new haircut and trendy new glasses, life is pretty good right now. The same can’t be said of when my uninvited guest paid me its visits… Here I read the first thing[…]
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Category: Vlogs
Vlog: Introducing ‘A Familiar Stranger’
So, now I’ve written a poetry collection I need to get comfortable with reciting them! Here I read a poem from each of the book’s four sections: living, loving, falling & rising. I hope you[…]
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Vlog – Relationship 101 (Finally gets a lass, now he’s an expert…).
Things dating has taught me about relationships. Would love to hear your thoughts on the subject! Please comment below 👇🏻👇🏻
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Vlog – Antidepressant Withdrawal: 3 Months On
Three months on from stopping taking antidepressants how am I doing? Am I still off my tablets? Am I alright? Find out in my new vlog. Enjoy! Click here for my first vlog[…]
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Vlog: Frazzled! Time Out
Coming off antidepressant medication has brought challenges, and a realisation that I have been running myself into the ground. My brain is fried right now and I need a break, to look after myself and[…]
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Vlog: Antidepressant Withdrawal – Tablets & Tantrums!
To quote the lyrics of ‘Marblehead Johnson’ by The Bluetones, ‘Tonight I’m wound tighter than a watch spring, tonight you owe my patience quite a debt…’ Well, that’s not strictly true, because right now I[…]
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Vlog: Coming Off Antidepressants – Not a Barrel Of Laughs!
I posted a couple of days ago about coming off anti-depressants. I felt great. The last couple of days… not so much! In trying to raise awareness of issues around mental health I think it’s[…]
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Vlog: I’m Coming Off Antidepressants – and Look, I’m Still Me!
There are a many misconceptions about antidepressants. People seem to think that they turn you into a different person. Well, they helped to turn me from a very ill person to a well person, but[…]
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Vlog: It’s Coming Home Kids! – What We Can Learn from England’s Lions
World Cup 2018 – hope, glory, passion – who’d have thought it?!? No achievement comes easily, we can face fear, adversity and even humiliation along the way. For Gareth Southgate it was missing a penalty[…]
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Vlog: Come on Lads – Let’s Talk Mental Health!
42% of men in the UK aged 18-45 have considered suicide. That’s nearly half of us, yet it is still such a difficult, taboo subject to talk about. But talking is only half the battle,[…]
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