Category: My Story
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Taking back control
The other morning, for the first time in many years the right side of my body, where the front wheel of the lorry went over me, was throbbing. For no apparent reason. I hadn’t been to the gym the previous day, I had been home for a few weeks now trying to stay healthy, working…
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Finding my words
I can’t believe how much the world has changed since my last blog post. And whilst it has been an adjustment, I made a decision during this time to quiet my mind. Normally the content for my blog posts flows naturally and the part of my story I feel ready to share pours out on…
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The Seemingly Insignificant
So far my blog posts have been focused around my accident or my recovery. But last week something happened that I felt compelled to share, especially as it was unexpectedly but inextricably linked to the work I am doing in the mental health space. Last Thursday afternoon, I was walking to the post office. It…
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The Second Mind
When I started this blog one of the things I felt passionate about was how food can help both mental and physical recovery. I did a lot of research into gut health and when I started 10 years ago there was very little information surrounding this. Now, it seems the power of the gut is gaining momentum. For…
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Surroundings
In the days and weeks directly after my accident I spent most of my time on the orthopaedic ward. It was a pleasant environment as far as can be said for a hospital and I was mostly surrounded by elderly people having hip or knee replacements. There was a certain comfort in that as they all rallied…
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Reflections
Happy New Year to all! As I start the new year I wanted to reflect on 2018. Firstly thank you to everyone who has been reading my blog. What started as a way of sharing my story has ended up touching people in ways I hadn’t imagined. Some people have connected with the thoughts and…
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#Love
When I sat down to write my blog last month on the 15th anniversary of my accident, little did I know the impact that day would have on my life again. I wrote about a new phase beginning and the sense of a cycle finishing but by the end of the day I would truly understand the…
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