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Acknowledge the future but focus on the present

The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable.Lucius Annaeus Seneca The simple truth here, is that if you are always looking to the future and worrying about things that have not yet come to pass… You are missing the present and things that you can affect.

How to be resilient: 10 life hacks to help you beat stress #stress #depression

Modern women are, we’re often told, stressed. We’re engaged in a juggling act: still shouldering the majority of the domestic responsibilities, while trying to hold down careers. Even when it comes to our mental health, we can’t escape the gender gap. Studies – such as that done by Oxford University in 2013 – say theContinueContinue reading “How to be resilient: 10 life hacks to help you beat stress #stress #depression”

Poem – On a hope and a prayer – #depression

Looking through an old journal I have found this short poem written roughly a month before being diagnosed with depression… On a Hope and a Prayer Joseph Hempleman-Jones 12 December 2012 Hope springs eternal, Or so they say. Well I hope and pray for the coming of another day. I love my girls with allContinueContinue reading “Poem – On a hope and a prayer – #depression”

#depression Daring to dream – what do you dream of?

One area I have been thinking about is the power of the self fulfilling prophecy. As a student teacher we learnt about the need for positive self-image. That reinforcing little children’s perception of themselves through positive feedback where appropriate was important. For if a child is told enough that that are either a success orContinueContinue reading “#depression Daring to dream – what do you dream of?”