Category Archives: Personal Stories

Part 4: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (and why it’s normal to not feel motivated just now)

Welcome to Part 4 of the Lockdown Mental Health Series. If you missed Parts 1, 2 or 3 you can find them here. Something I’ve heard over and over, both among clients, friends, family and read about on social media is people feeling guilty for not being more productive, not making the most of lockdownContinue reading “Part 4: Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs (and why it’s normal to not feel motivated just now)”

Part 3: The Five Stages of Covid-19 Grief

Welcome to Part 3 of the Lockdown Mental Health Series. If you missed Parts 1 and 2, you can find them here: Have you heard of the Five Stages of Grief by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler? Kubler-Ross and Kessler were working with terminally ill patients and found that they seemed to go through fiveContinue reading “Part 3: The Five Stages of Covid-19 Grief”

Dyslexia and Anxiety by Anonymous

I guess I have always been a little bit of a worrier, always making things bigger than they actually are, obsessing over what I’ve said or done or getting upset over the smallest thing. But to be honest I didn’t even realise what it was until I went to university. I mean university was aContinue reading “Dyslexia and Anxiety by Anonymous”

Staying calm during lockdown by listening to audiobooks

One of the ways I’m self-managing my mental health during the Covid-19 lockdown is by listening to audiobooks in my personal time. I find them a great stress buster because I love stories, and listening to them takes me to a different place in my mind. I take in the content of a book muchContinue reading “Staying calm during lockdown by listening to audiobooks”

Veena’s Story

  Over the last year I’ve been dipping into a book about dyslexia in the workplace.  I expected it just to help me in a work context but I actually find it just as helpful for my personal development.  (You can find details of it at the end of this blog post.)  The book isContinue reading “Veena’s Story”

My first time at the Edinburgh Fringe

As a writer I had always wanted to attend and perform at the Edinburgh Fringe.  In 1947 a group of theatre companies just turned up uninvited to the Edinburgh International Festival.  The Edinburgh Fringe grew from there and is now regarded as one of the biggest arts festivals in the world.  The festival has aContinue reading “My first time at the Edinburgh Fringe”