I recently read a piece in Happiful magazine where Denise Welch wrote a letter to her 16 year old self. That had to be an interesting exercise, Denise certainly thought so. So, here's my letter to me, aged 16, from me, aged 40. Dear Lucy, You probably won't believe this right now, as you sit … Continue reading A letter to my 16 year old self…
Pipe down Piers
There's a charter for those who work in PR, marketing, accountancy and HR. It's to promote responsibility. Yet celebrities - who have a much greater influence than I have, for example, in my PR role - don't have to sign up to anything. So it's kind of about trust and good will. What would you … Continue reading Pipe down Piers
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
Bitten by the panic bug
The silver lining is that I am not talking nonsense by blogging about mental health. Ridiculous, I know, getting imposter syndrome about something like that.Isn't it usually getting a new job and worrying you're not made of good enough stuff? Or finding a new hair salon and thinking you're not worthy of being there cos … Continue reading Bitten by the panic bug
I blog, therefore I am narcissus
Fellow Time to Change Storycamp grad, mental health blogger, vlogger and all round lovely, Andrea Wade inspired this Sunday morning outpour. She asked something on Twitter's #TalkMH (give it a follow peeps) that struck an anxious chord. She said: "Because I am so used to hiding my illness, I often get a pang of guilt … Continue reading I blog, therefore I am narcissus
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