Vegan food, travel and lifestyle
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown us – without warning – into a strange new world. With many of us now in various states of lockdown or quarantine – an extreme shift in how we live our day-to-day lives – we need to remember that mental health is just as important as physical health.
Last week, I enjoyed a couple of the most relaxing hours I’ve ever spent onboard a boat. As part of a press event for The Awakening festival, I enjoyed a host of wellness and self-care activities during a round-trip ferry journey from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight with Wightlink.
This week (13th-19th May) was Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK. I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression a few years ago, so it’s a cause very close to my heart. Along with the likes of Prince William, Stephen Fry and Nadiya Hussain, I wanted to get involved somehow.
As the longest month of the year is finally over and we’re making our way through February, how many people are still enthused about their New Year’s health kicks or diets?
I’m not one for strict “diets”. However, that doesn’t mean that I’m averse to a bit of a health boost from time to time. Like many people, this desire often kicks in around the New Year.
Well, this isn’t going to be an easy post to write. But as it’s World Mental Health Day, it feels like the right time. Only recently have I opened up my blog to people outside my immediate family and a few friends. Now I’m writing the most personal post I’ve ever written. Crap.