We have all felt it. The invisible virus’s effect on us. It might not be physically. But mentally….. bloody hell we can feel it! As I was having my morning coffee and scrolling through the news this morning, I saw a news article talking about lockdown’s detrimental effect on mental health. New research has shown…
Category: mental health
EXCITING NEWS – New Podcast – JOYFULL
Dear beautiful human beings, Right- hands up! I admit it! I’ve been putting this off for ages with ABSOLUTELY ZERO EXCUSE. When I first started the blog last year, I spoke about doing it. Then I spoke to my best friend about doing one. I SPOKE TO HER SEVERAL TIMES ABOUT DOING IT! Then I…
A realist’s guide to surviving QUARANTINE…
Greetings from this POST APOCALYPTIC WORLD that none of us ever quite imagined we would ever be living. Maybe I did make a few WW3 jokes in the past HOWEVER … this is no world war 3. This is CORONA VIRUS times. Or Miss Rony as it is sometimes fun to call her because let’s…
Dear Anyone Suffering in Silence with an Eating Disorder…
Dear Anyone Suffering in Silence with an Eating Disorder, You are not alone. This is what I want to remind you to begin with. You. Are. Not. Alone. This must be a really scary time for you. And you must feel like you are crazy and this is all really stupid. You’re not crazy and…
Why I’ve quit acting…
I don’t want to be an actor. I’m not going to use a joke to balance out this statement. I have quit acting. Last week I had the conversation with my agent. I told them I did not want to act anymore. And it ended with warmth and good feeling. And I am truly grateful…
How to avoid toxic relationships…
Whether we like to admit it or not, We all have a type. Tall, dark and handsome…. Guys with broad shoulders and big arms… Hairy men…. Curvy women…. Blondes with blue eyes…. My type for a while was very specific… Men who would never and could never love me back. Let me start by trying…
How to navigate your sex life
Arrrrrgh there she blows. Follow the northern star eastbound to the tropical island of Orgasm. I am Captain Sex Pirate and I’ll be taking you on a magical journey today. CRINGE. Sorry but that is not how I’m going to be writing this post. Let’s start from the beginning. Of my own personal experience. When…
How to cope with CHANGE…. – Missfit’s Caramel Pecan and Dark Choc Protein Balls.
CHANGE! Bleurgh! Even the word makes me want to vomit feelings up. Change is BLOODY HARD. I have always found change very difficult When my parents separated when I was 12, my dad bought me the book, ‘Who moved my cheese?’ It’s a very famous self help book about dealing with change. Did it help-…
How to manage SOCIAL ANXIETY….
As the old musical addage goes…. IT’S HIP TO BE SQUARE! BOY, I wish someone had told me that as a kid. I spent so long trying to fit in. I wish I could find photographic evidence of this spectacularly awful hair choice because…… when I was 12 years old, I got thick BLONDE highlights….
How to avoid eating disorder RELAPSES…
To start this off positively…. let’s play a GAME SHOW. How many times have I relapsed from ANOREXIA? WOOOOOOO HIGHLY WARPED GAME SHOW WOOOOO!!!! Is it …. A) Never. B) Once. C) Three times because I was never really recovered. Now what do you win if you get the correct answer? You get the pleasure…
Joyfull Joy 