I loved writing as a kid. I wrote stories for fun. I started a writing group only one other kid showed up to. I’d write comedy sketches and perform them in school assemblies. Not by myself by the way. I did have help (from friends). In secondary school creative writing…

The following story contains mention of suicide. Please engage in self-care or reach out to your loved ones or a mental health professional if you’re experiencing suicidal thoughts or tendencies. This is the sixth of a multi-part series. Please click here for the fifth. Names have been changed to protect identities. The 7 Key Principles of Shape Well-being are listed here: Empathy Compassion Acceptance

Controlling your vices paves the way to freedom — The following story contains mention of suicide. Please engage in self-care or reach out to your loved ones or a mental health professional if you’re experiencing suicidal thoughts or tendencies. This is the fifth of a multi-part series. Please click here for the fourth. Names have been changed to protect identities. The 7 Key Principles of Shape Well-being are listed here:

These are the keys to self-compassion — The following story contains mention of suicide. Please engage in self-care or reach out to your loved ones or a mental health professional if you’re experiencing suicidal thoughts or tendencies. This is the third of a multi-part series. Please click here for the first and click here for the second. Names have been changed to protect people’s identities. Like the first, the second workshop was also focused on Self Care. The 7 Key Principles of Shape Wellbeing are listed here:

How do you cope with these feelings? — The following story contains mention of suicide. Please engage in self-care or reach out to your loved ones or a mental health professional if you’re experiencing suicidal thoughts or tendencies. This is the third of a multi-part series. Please click here for the first, click here for the second, and click here for the third. Names have been changed to protect identities.

An insight into a therapy workshop — The following story contains mention of suicide. Please engage in self-care or reach out to your loved ones or a mental health professional if you’re experiencing suicidal thoughts or tendencies. This is the second of a multi-part series. Please click here for the first. Names have been changed to protect people’s identities. I was apprehensive going into this initial workshop. …

Put Yourself On the Line and Don’t Waste Time — I think I’ve nailed down the main reason why I was so smitten with my last girlfriend. She was vulnerable. What Is Vulnerability? Vulnerability is consciously choosing to NOT hide your emotions or desires from others. — Mark Manson Vulnerability is freedom of expression. …

How much of yourself do you put out there? — The allure of Jungian psychology has always been its mysticism. These elements lean heavily into spirituality, often conveying a greater source of purpose and Being. According to Jung, within the human psyche, there exists a collective unconscious. This part of the mind exists in all humans, containing memories and impulses…

Morning dreams are always so vivid — I had a dream of an ex-girlfriend this morning. I was walking through a crowded high street and noticed her typing away on a laptop outside a coffee shop. She wanted to be a writer, and it looked like she was making progress on that front. I was apprehensive about…