AMJ Blog
I have been writing a blog for some time. I use it to share my experiences and views on mental health – I had a breakdown in 2014/15 and live with depression and anxiety – and work life balance. I am passionate about working on my wellbeing and helping others to achieve and maintain the right work life balance and wellbeing approaches for them. My blog – along with my Twitter feed – comes with one health warning – if you read it you may have to hear about some of my other passions – my family, golf, Liverpool FC, communications, the Boston Red Sox, politics and the West Wing.
My need for reassurance goes right back to when I didn’t have it
18 years since my Mary died: a loss I still feel every day.
Four years free of alcohol has given me new freedom
The long goodbyes so many of us are saying
Loneliness and isolation: the irony of the connected society
Student mental health crisis: it’s a matter of life and death.
Love Island: more responding and less reacting can’t hurt.
Listening to your own needs isn’t being selfish - it’s essential.
Recent podcast interview
Counselling cliche alert: sometimes it feels worse before it feels better.
Being seen, being heard
Paris 2022: history and trauma repeating itself
2022: has there been a tougher time to be seventeen or eighteen?
Counting down the days……..
Therapist self disclosure: is sharing caring, or is it over-sharing?
The seven year itch: the anniversary of my hospitalisation and the start of my breakdown
School holidays are full of great times but also a helping hand for depression
Spare a thought for our leaders - it's a very, very lonely business being them and tough on their mental health
Being kind also means respecting that I'm not ready to ditch my mask or go to the match
