The Bookshelf #2
There's more book recommendations in this article than you can shake a bookmark at!
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May 10, 20216 min read
3 Tips for Managing Anxiety in Anxious Times
A few little self-care activities that I've been using to help organise my thoughts and manage mild symptoms as best as I can.
Feb 12, 20214 min read
The Bookshelf: Snowflakes and Serial killers
Avoid reading in the bath - when you start reading this book, you will understand! I would get a cosy blanket, sit somewhere quiet without
Jan 23, 20215 min read
What is a battle playlist and why do you need one?
We are at our most powerful when we feel like ourselves, so picking songs that fit our personality and who we are can really ground us.
Jul 12, 20197 min read
Performance Anxiety- How Can We Deal With It?
So, we find ourselves at the fourth week of our exploration into Performance Anxiety. So far, we know what Performance Anxiety is, how it...
Nov 28, 20185 min read
#AskTwice- Starting Conversations About Mental Illness
Question: What do the following have in common? Breaking up with somebody. Theresa May’s Brexit Negotiations with the EU. Having to...
Oct 20, 20183 min read
Self-Care Favourites- October
So, here are some of the things I’ve loved to do or use this month, to practise self-care. If you feel like you’re in a self-care rut,...
Oct 10, 20183 min read
10 Things People with Mental Illnesses are SICK of hearing
Humans. We all like to think we know everything about everything and EVERYONE has an opinion…even when they have no experience of what...
Sep 25, 20186 min read
Mental Health Crisis- Break it Before it Breaks Us
Copyright BBC Panorama Last night, the BBC broadcast a Panorama episode entitled ‘Kids In Crisis’, a documentary following the mental...
Jul 9, 20185 min read
Role Models: Choose Real over Fake- The Wasted Time Project
Credit- iTunes I was part of one of the last generations allowed to grow up without being glued to an iPad. I wasn’t allowed social...
Jul 2, 20181 min read
We’re On Youtube!
Check out It’s Not a Trumpet’s first ever Youtube video! Follow me as I prepare to play Principal Cornet with the wonderful Golborne band...
Jun 14, 20185 min read
Protect the Blob- The Wasted Time Project
If you’ve bought a newspaper, turned on the radio/tv or flicked through social media, one word has dominated the headlines. A word that I...
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May 30, 20183 min read
Have a Nap, It’s Called Self-Care- [The Wasted Time Project]
When I first realised I was suffering with depression, the first self-care thing I did was to try to do things that were away from social...
May 15, 20183 min read
Listen To Your Mother- The Wasted Time Project
Dear Young(er) Liv, However behind the red and blue hair dye and the black eyeliner, we both know you’re actually a bit of a worrier. You...
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Apr 11, 20183 min read
Be Positive, Grab the Freddo![The Wasted Time Project]
The Wasted Time Project: POST 2 As a musician, I think we pretty much train ourselves to think critically about everything we do, at...
Apr 9, 20184 min read
Make a Plan [The Wasted Time Project]
here to read]. Basically I realised that I’m very good at dropping things because I thought I’d never actually finish the task or I’d be...
Mar 19, 20182 min read
The ‘Wasted Time’ Project
The Meaning of Life: Does EVERYTHING Have to Mean Something? I hate wasting time. I’ve always been a person that looks for ‘meaning’ in...
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