Articles on Emotional Wellbeing
40th Anniversary of Diabetes!
Happy Diaversary to me!! Today is my 40th anniversary of life with diabetes. It feels like a really epic milestone. I’m taking a moment to think back to all the challenges, the daily
Bedtime Routine
I don’t know why I have resisted this concept for such a long, long time. It could be that it’s because I’m a night owl. I love those deeply quiet and restful hours of the early morning when the world is asleep and peaceful. Or
Get Yourself a Hug!
When I was growing up, I had a teddy bear called ‘Fete Day’. My great aunt won him for me at our village fete when I was one year old. That day, I received Fete Day… And also my diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes. Fete Day was
Book: ‘Forgiveness’ by Iyanla Vanzant
Having decided to try forgiveness (see my blog post here for that adventure!), I wasn’t sure where to start. I turned to trusted(!) Google to explore my options. The option that jumped out
My Path To Forgiveness
Having just posted on anger, it is obvious that the next thing I am likely to write about is forgiveness. Unfortunately, it has not been so obvious or easy for me to make that
Carrying the Anger of Diabetes
When I was little, starting from maybe five or six years old, I used to do everything I could to avoid being diabetic. I believed that, if I pretended hard enough, diabetes would just go
Dairy Causes Mental Health Issues
I LOVE chocolate. And a nice french brie. And milk on my cereal. And… Well, dairy!! However, the last couple of months have been a great learning curve for me. At 41 years
Healing Attention Deficit Disorder
I’m having one of those diabetes days… As I’m sitting here trying to write this, my blood sugars keep dropping. Oh, but wait… They’re up, they’re in range! Oh nope, they’re not. Down