LaurenMay 134 minDon't judge meIf there is one thing that nearly every client I've ever worked with has said to me, it's "please don't judge me." I always reply in the...
LaurenJan 85 minInsta-scamAs everyone who knows me or who has worked with me as a client will know by now, I am not the biggest fan of social media. I don’t hate...
LaurenOct 3, 20212 minTo those who hurt usAn open letter... First please know, you do not own us, you do not own our lives. You don’t hold sway over our thoughts and you don’t...
LaurenJul 30, 20213 minPlease don't leave meThere is a fear within all of us. A truly raw, palpable fear. A fear that often causes us to think and behave in ways we wouldn’t usually...
LaurenMay 20, 20213 minKnow your worthWhat are you worth? When people ask this question, I often wonder…how can our worth actually be measured? In wealth, possessions,...
LaurenMar 7, 20214 minGoing back to normal - WTF?This is a follow up post to one I wrote around this time last year - ‘Corona – WTF.’ I think it adequately summed up mine and a lot of...
LaurenJan 20, 20213 minWhen your heart is brokenI will never understand how you can love someone and hate them at the same time. How the person who swore they would never hurt you,...
LaurenNov 30, 20203 minOh 2020, what have you done?I saw something I liked the other day. Someone had written on the pavement with chalk. They wrote “I thought 2020 would be the year I got...
LaurenOct 20, 20204 minGive yourself a breakWe work long, hard hours. We provide for our families. We help others when they need it. We care, we share, we give whatever we can to...
LaurenApr 12, 20203 minCorona - WTF?I’m writing this on Easter Sunday. It is amazing, sunny Bank Holiday weather. I can hear music playing (yeah thanks neighbour, I needed 5...
LaurenJan 25, 20203 minLet your guard downHave you ever been hurt? Have you ever experienced the kind of emotional loss or pain that made your heart fold in on itself? Have you...
LaurenOct 16, 20194 minWhy I'm not thinking positively about "positive thinking."There seems to be a trend at the moment where mental health difficulties are almost thought to be a choice. That it’s your fault for...
LaurenAug 30, 20193 minSo you've made a mistake...I’ve made a mistake. In fact, I’ve made hundreds. Small ones, big ones, easy to fix ones, difficult to fix ones, somewhat funny ones and...
LaurenAug 23, 20194 minNHS mental health services - what the hell is going on??Okay, so I cant be alone in thinking something is seriously up with NHS mental health services at the moment. In fact I know I’m not, as...
LaurenJul 21, 20193 minStaring death in the faceThere is no subject that people want to avoid talking about more than death. But death, unlike some problems, isn’t going anywhere. So...
LaurenJul 7, 20193 minStop lying to yourselfYou are a liar. Don’t agree with me? Well sorry, but you are. And you’re lying about that too. Every single human on this planet is a...
LaurenJun 9, 20193 minRelationships. Why are you doing this to yourself?We all have times when people let us down. When they say they will be there for us but they aren’t. When they cancel plans, say something...
LaurenMay 24, 20193 minLet's talk about sexSex Are you having it? Are you not? Do you want it? Do you not? Do you talk about it openly? Do you 100% definitely absolutely not? There...
LaurenApr 28, 20192 minWhen will I get better?When you are feeling like the world is ending, that you are in the blackest and deepest of holes, that you are so uncomfortable in your...
LaurenApr 10, 20193 minWhy is change so hard?Last week, I made a big change. I took a risk that had been hovering in the wings for a long time now, waiting for its turn but being...