Redefining Recovery for #WorldMentalHealthDay
Today is World Mental Health Day and this is a blog post I first wrote most of on this day two years ago and then deleted, feeling that it was…
Tag: mental illness
Moving My Own Goal Posts
Tis the season for good intentions, for setting goals and challenging yourself to be better. But I’ve been known to give quite a lot of side-eye to the whole idea…
The Wonders of Over-Sharing
“You should really be more careful what you put online?” “Aren’t you worried people will find out you’re bi/mentally ill/really angry about bogs more often than is socially acceptable?” Honestly…
Mental Health Services in Ireland
I have made my feeling on the state of mental health services in Ireland known in asides many times. But this Mental Health Day highlighted the disconnect between what the…
Marxism and Mental Health
“The mode of production of material life conditions the general process of social, political and intellectual life. It is not the consciousness of men that determines their existence, but their…
