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The Bravest Thing I’ve Ever Done

30 December 201930 December 2019 MatthewDepression & Mental Health

(Spoiler: it’s not joining Plenty Of Fish) When you speak openly about your struggles with mental health you get called brave quite a lot. It’s understandable, reflecting as it does the very real stigma that[…]

World Mental Health Day 2019 – FREE Special Offer

10 October 201910 October 2019 MatthewDepression & Mental Health

Today is World Mental Health Day and this year’s theme is suicide prevention. There is a lot more conversation around mental health these days and that can only be a good thing, however we still[…]

Bitten by the Black Dog Again

17 August 201917 August 2019 MatthewDepression & Mental Health

Well, I never thought I’d find myself back here. Depression. I can’t tell you how much I fucking hate depression. It is a vicious, evil illness that grips so tightly that it is difficult to[…]

Just the Way I Am

6 August 2019 MatthewMoments That Made Me

The latest Moments That Made Me post comes from Helen Bourne. I met Helen after she read my book and attended one of my talks. Helen likes to write and is working on her own[…]

keep going

22 July 2019 MatthewPoetic(ish) Musings

A Lion’s Roar – A Journey From Angst to Ease

23 September 201824 September 2018 MatthewMoments That Made Me

I met Sonia online through our shared experience of having written a memoir. It’s not often I get to speak with somebody else that understands the joys and frustrations of writing, and then trying to[…]

frazzled

26 August 20182 September 2018 MatthewPoetic(ish) Musings

I Had a Black Dog – Revisited

25 August 201811 October 2018 MatthewDepression & Mental Health

This is one of the first posts that I wrote and it remains one of the most popular, receiving regular visits. It can be very difficult to understand just how depression feels unless you have[…]