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Dec 31, 2024
Carpe Diem and Clarity. You've Been Great, 2024.
Evidently, I enjoy a little self-reflection (self-indulgence?). So I thought I would take a moment—with my cup of tea and what may be my...

Dec 17, 2024
Need for 'Certainty'. Need To Let It Go.
When I was nineteen I had a mental health crisis so serious that I physically broke down in the street and had to be semi-carried up a...

Dec 14, 2024
From Silence to Speaking: A (Hopeful) Look Inside My Sketchbooks
I wanted to share some snippets of pages from my notebooks and sketchbooks. Most of these pages are from 2017, around three years after I...

Dec 10, 2024
I Don't Run From those Vulnerable Parts of Me: How My Relationship Works
People with BPD— and those in romantic relationships with them— tend to be curious about other other people's relationships where BPD is...

Dec 2, 2024
Friendship By Letters: Why I Love Having a Penpal
If you haven't already noticed, two of my greatest loves in life are my friends and anything made of paper , so for me friendship by...

Nov 29, 2024
The Diagnosis Debate: Should The BPD Diagnosis Go?
I've had to grapple with how I feel about the BPD diagnosis over the years. In writing my second book, I've had to interrogate my...

Nov 23, 2024
Writing a Blog: Why I Do It & My Questions For You If You Want To Begin
After I finished my first book, I thought I would archive this blog and say goodbye. I felt I would be at the end of my road with it and...

Nov 21, 2024
'How Did You Write (and Publish) a Book?' And Other Book-Related FAQs
There are very, very few books about borderline personality disorder written by people with lived experience. In fact, my book Talking...

Nov 17, 2024
'There's another field I see: by your light.'— Virginia Woolf. A Few Thoughts on Friendship
One of the themes that has been taking up a lot of space in my mind at the moment is friendship. What makes a good friend? How can I be a...

Nov 16, 2024
Meeting Others with Similar Experiences: Thoughts On My 'Feeling positively about yourself when you have a BPD diagnosis' Event
Today was the first in my series of online events for people with, or who relate to, a diagnosis of BPD (regardless of how they feel...

Nov 7, 2024
Who Speaks? Who Listens? Jonny Walker's 'Remaining Human as an Educator'
I recently had the good fortune of being at one of Jonny Walker's 'Remaining Human as an Educator' workshops. Jonny Walker is a...

Nov 3, 2024
"I don't know why it's so hard to just…say it." Depictions of Mental Health Problems In Heartstopper Season 2
I wish the Netflix drama Heartstopper had been around when I was a teenager. If you've watched Season 2 of the show, then you will know...
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