My mate Tom lives the life of a 90s PR. Those halcyon days when journalists had time to lunch with you at the restaurant responsible for underwriting your mortgage. In reality, me and Tom (or Tom and I, as he will no doubt correct me) were just starting out in our PR and marketing careers … Continue reading It REALLY couldn’t happen to a nicer…PR person
In my corner
When the madness kicks in and you’re about to fall off life’s little raft again, it’s a seriously lonely place to be. In fact, when you get to that point you’re no longer paddling, you’re fiercely bobbing under the waves, gasping for breath and swallowing a shit load of toxic water. Anxiety is a bitch. … Continue reading In my corner
It REALLY couldn’t happen to a nicer…globetrotter
For my latest Standard Issue piece, I interviewed a very good and fabulous friend.... Rosie Willan has dived with great white sharks. Rosie Willan has anxiety. She didn’t accidentally fall in the sea by the way. She chose to be trapped in a cage underwater in close proximity to a living breathing death machine (sorry … Continue reading It REALLY couldn’t happen to a nicer…globetrotter
Addicted to nostalgia
Last week I was trying to explain why we find nostalgia so addictive. You know, you're turning 40 next year but you still get excited by spray on snow, Mr Frosty and Knight Rider. In fact, there are actual scientific studies on the subject and this proves I'm not talking total bollocks. On my bookshelves … Continue reading Addicted to nostalgia
It’s rarely all about the food
My comment piece for Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2017, published in the i Newspaper If somebody with alcoholism drinks to be drunk, surely somebody with anorexia fasts to be skinny? Maybe. But when the alcoholic first picks up that drink, are they primarily running towards intoxication, or away from pain? I’m sure there are individuals … Continue reading It’s rarely all about the food
It REALLY couldn’t happen to a nicer…writer
How lush to interview a big inspiration, the fabulous Claire Eastham of hugely popular blog We're all mad here for my Standard Issue column.... Did you see that girl, Claire Eastham, on This Morning last year, addressing the nation live with talk of her apparent ‘social anxiety’? FAKE NEWS! All this mental health bollocks. Everyone’s … Continue reading It REALLY couldn’t happen to a nicer…writer
Review: Black Eyed Susan
So I was chuffed to bits that the wonderful Denise Welch allowed me to have a sneak peak of her forthcoming short film, Black Eyed Susan. Here's my review. As a mental health ambassador who has spoken publicly and at length about her battles with depression, it’s perhaps no surprise Denise Welch’s first project as … Continue reading Review: Black Eyed Susan
Review: Leaving
Written by Paddy Campbell, directed by Amy Golding At Northern Stage, Newcastle until 4th March Then Bath (13th March) and Exeter (15th - 18th March) What happens when a young person leaves care? The only life they've ever really known. They don't know how or why they got there, or who they really are, but … Continue reading Review: Leaving
Cheering in afterwards…
Something to read as a reminder after an anxiety lapse/relapse: I just ate a yummy kids' tea of fish fingers and chunky chips with tonnes of salt and vinegar. And I didn't feel sick. I watched University Challenge with my wonderful man. Both of us almost choking on our chips when the posh kids answered … Continue reading Cheering in afterwards…
Oops, I did it again
Except it's not bubble gum pop like Britney. It's more Napalm Death. I can't bear Napalm Death. I can't bear anxiety relapses either. It's like I become the poor frightened soul the 'singer' of Napalm Death is screaming at. And he follows me EVERYWHERE. That's probably the perfect way to describe it actually. For me, … Continue reading Oops, I did it again
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