My Video – “Withered Flower” for Mental Health Awareness Week (Realistic View of Mental Illness)

Join the Movement! #HeFeels – Mental Health Awareness Movement, Aimed at Men & Boys

 

Since the release of my book, I have had people pop up to me to congratulate me on my work surrounding mental health… But so many times have people then gone on to say that they’ve lost loved ones to suicide because of mental illness. And guess what? They’re all men.
So I now speak to you, men and boys of the world…
Please, if you feel brave enough – SPEAK OUT.
HELP ANOTHER MAN OR BOY REALISE THAT HE IS NOT ALONE.
You could be saving a life by doing such a simple thing. I know that it is hard to speak up, but only we can break the stigma. We have nothing to be ashamed of. Feelings, emotions, mental illness, fear, depression, whatever it is – it’s all normal, human things.
We’re all just humans. Not just women, and so you’re allowed to speak up and say that you’re hurting.
And most importantly, seek the help you need without any fear.
So how’s this done? With my #HeFeels movement. Upload photos, videos, recordings, tweets, statuses, artwork, whatever – just use the #HeFeels in the description & the visual, too, if possible.
Again, speaking out could save a little boy, or a father’s life. Show him he’s not alone, today.

My Area Isn’t So Bad, So There

Graffiti Walkway

Evergreen

Picnic Area

Filtered River

Rock Pool

Building a Brighter Future

Graffiti

Graffiti

Rocks

 

I was walking to my boyfriend’s house, and I thought to use my camera to capture the area I live in. Then, through the lens, I realised how beautiful my area really is. I take it for granted. So many people have bad things to say about it – it’s a scummy place. But that’s not the truth. Before the tracksuits, the drugs, the petty crime and broken glass, there was a beautiful landscape. And that is what my area is. It is beautiful. The nature  is what it truly represents, for that is it’s namesake – Chelmsley Wood.

Down by the River…

Laughter Cures All

Laughter is a gift that we were all given. And it’s infectious. When one person laughs, we can’t help but laugh along with them. No one is ugly when they laugh. There’s no judgement. There’s nothing but the laughter. No time for worries or the outside world. Our eyes light up in a way they usually don’t. Our noses wrinkle. Our whole face widens. So, don’t you think, we should all make more time for laughter? For fun and love. Because laughter unifies us. It frees us. It strips us naked and shows nothing but the beauty within us.