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Yes – I’ve found the summer holidays hard

by Stacey August 28, 2018August 28, 2018

Most parents I know seem to look forward to the summer holidays; weeks of fun, plans, and days out with their little ones. Spending quality time, making precious memories. But, I’m not most parents. I’m one of those that dreads the summer holidays. After working hard on my mental health over the last few months and writing our summer bucket list, I have to admit that for the first time in as long as I can remember, I was actually looking forward to the holidays. Spending quality time with the boys, and making and documenting some new memories.

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Battling anxiety in baby steps

by StaceyUpdated on May 30, 2025June 22, 2018

If you’ve been reading the blog recently you may have seen me talking about how anxiety has been kicking my arse a lot. I’ve been managing my mental health with antidepressants for quite a few years now, and I’ve always managed to get back into the swing of things quite quickly; not so much with this latest flare-up, though. It’s not the worst I’ve ever had, but it certainly does feel like the longest.

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The face of anxiety

by StaceyUpdated on May 29, 2018May 30, 2018

It’s been a while. A while since I’ve discussed mental health over here. Anything over here, in fact. Because just recently, I haven’t been great. I’ve been in a rough place, and barely opened my laptop. It’s really important to talk about this stuff though and not suffer in silence. If I can encourage even one person reading this to talk; to talk to anyone, then my purpose has been served. Here’s me, serving up a plate of anxiety with a side order of depression.

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It’s okay to not feel okay | Depression

by StaceyUpdated on June 16, 2016June 19, 2016

I know some people like to keep to themselves, but I’m very open about my mental health issues and it helps me to talk about it sometimes, even though I haven’t blogged about it for a while. I just want people to know, it’s okay to not feel okay. Recently, I’ve been feeling okay up until the last couple of weeks, when it got to the point that I couldn’t even face going out and I was inside for 3 days straight. I hate feeling like I’m going to burst into tears, or I actually do, all day every single day. Like …

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#TimeToTalk Day 2016

by StaceyUpdated on February 4, 2016February 4, 2016

Today is #TimeToTalk Day. Time to talk about mental health with no stigma attached. I think it is so sad that as a population we feel that we can’t talk openly about mental health. Chances are, if you have never suffered mental health issues yourself, then you know someone who has. Openly or not. I’m one of those that feels comfortable talking openly about it. I suffer with anxiety and depression. Plain & simple. But it’s not always so plain and simple. If you know somebody is suffering, please make the time to talk. Even a simple “How are you?”. …