The Recovering Suicide and Loves Labour Lost

I need a holiday. I haven’t been on holiday for about 10 years. The place I’d go to without fail? The highlands of Scotland of course. My...

I have had no reason to tidy my flat for the past few months. Apart from personal pride why should I bother! I have bought so many...

My Top 20 Favourite things 1. My children 2. My mum 3. My grandchild 4. My friends 5. Coffee 6. The smell after a rain storm 7. Cuddles...

Another quiet day. All the windows are open, a warm breeze blows gently through the flat. The crossing alarm sounds as a rare Sunday...

I am very tired today. I dont sleep well at all. It’s been many months since I’ve taken any pill to help me stay asleep but the less...

I’ve gone and finally done it……. I’ve shaved my glorious beard right off, all gone…..as smooth as a babies bottom! I got bored and...

I consider myself a super user of the mental health service. If they were giving out PhDs on recovery from suicide and living with mental...

It seems I’m saying goodbye to a lot of things recently. I’m saying fare ye well to old memories, old passions. I’m saying bye bye to...

My recovery has been slower than I had hoped for. I’m an impatient man, impulsive and passionate. I don’t like waiting for anything, I’ll...

This is me. Nearly broken. Nearly threw it all away, family, life and a future. Now I have it all back. Not quite reborn but a different...

The toughest thing about forgiving someone is that sometimes they don’t even know what they’ve done. #forgiveness #newstart #movingon...

Amongst other reasons, I think that the main reason my relationship failed is that neither of us realised that the other person needed...

So that’s me all trimmed back to pre lockdown look! Feels very refreshing but wasn’t brave enough to take it right back to the skin!!...

Honoured to be MC’ing the amazing event that is @covconuk Some amazing guests this year, so book your tickets and see you there!! 7th...

Still missing someone but I console myself with the fact that I’m a father and a grandfather first. I enjoy being these things and...

First day of my long awaited WAVES course. It’s designed for those living with EUPD / BPD. You have to decide to change and I’m...