Annabelle (Belle) BehanA CARING GUIDE FOR MENTALLY ILL PEOPLE AND THEIR LOVED ONES-what to do if you or someone you love is definitely not ok-Sep 14, 2023Sep 14, 2023
Annabelle (Belle) BehanTransformative talks: connections and contrasts in conversationFor a good part of my life, I gave up. I didn’t know that I’d given up. But when I started loving and thriving and feeling again, the…Jan 28, 2023Jan 28, 2023
Annabelle (Belle) BehanLife lessons distilled from 2022Avoiding comparison: It’s easily done. Comparing our progress (or perceived lack of) to those around us, even those we view from afar in…Dec 29, 2022Dec 29, 2022
Annabelle (Belle) BehanHow multipliticy can encompass spirituality: trinitiesI am a person of Irish descent, and recently whilst trying to learn more about my roots, I read about the significance of the number 3 and…Nov 21, 2022Nov 21, 2022
Annabelle (Belle) Behanrecovery as reimagining, healing as creationcomplexities and complexesSep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022
Annabelle (Belle) Behanregaining connection — loneliness and friendship from a disability lensFor quite some time now I’ve been wanting to write about loneliness and friendship with a lens of disability. I’ve put it off for a few…Jun 12, 2022Jun 12, 2022
Annabelle (Belle) Behandance: movement, music & magnetismAfter a delightful Sunday boogie with a beautiful friend, in the cool yet humid evening, I am reflecting on the influence of dance on my…Mar 28, 2022Mar 28, 2022
Annabelle (Belle) Behanfinding resilience through recovery and non-linear healingOn occasion, I’ve been told how resilient I am, in relation to my experience with chronic mental illness — Bipolar disorder and psychosis…Mar 24, 2022Mar 24, 2022
Annabelle (Belle) Behanmultiplicity: stability, delusion and depressionI’ve written this reflection in an effort to understand my own recovery, to also perhaps offer solidarity and hope to anyone else living…Feb 21, 2022Feb 21, 2022