Last weekend we had a rare night out without the kids as it was Elaine’s birthday. To make full use of the free time, we went out for a curry and then on to the cinema. After much deliberation, we had decided to see ‘Darkest Hour’, the true story of the start of World War … Continue reading In My Darkest Hour
I’m not going to lie, the last week or so has been a struggle. January is a difficult time of year for me. It is a natural period of self-reflection which is never a good thing for someone who spends too much time in their own head, it reminds me of one of the most … Continue reading A Place For My Head
This is a blog that has been coming for a while but I’ve struggled to find the right words when I’ve tried to put my thoughts on paper. It’s a particularly apt topic at this time of year so I’ve tried to get it finished. One of my biggest struggles as I start to feel … Continue reading Isolation
As the first year of the Foundation draws to a close, it is time to reflect on what has been a successful year. Over the year, we have managed to raise awareness of mental health issues, raise our profile and follower numbers and raise some money to help with the fight against mental illness. There … Continue reading Thank You
Total Warrior soon seemed to have come around again and as we got closer to the day of the event it became evident that I wasn’t going to be as prepared as I would have liked. I’d been struggling with a knee ligament injury for a couple of months that needed rest (not sure how … Continue reading Regret
The events of the last couple of months have further highlighted one of the biggest problems that we currently face. If things continue as they are we run the risk of having a missing generation, the likes of which won't have been seen for many years. The events have also highlighted that the stigma is … Continue reading Before We Disappear
This blog originally appeared on my original blog site 13 July 2015 and was written for a Blurt campaign about what depression looks like to individuals. Even though it's a couple of years old, the message is still the same so have a read if you missed it. Here it is ... What depression looks like … Continue reading Natural Blues
This blog was originally posted to https://stuartsjourneytohappiness.wordpress.com/ on 27 January 2014. It is the story of why raising awareness of mental health is so important to me and how the first seeds of the Dan Rhodes Foundation were sown. The more people we can reach through the Foundation the more we can do to try and … Continue reading How we got here
This week is Mental Health Awareness week and the theme for this year is surviving or thriving which seemed like an ideal opportunity to have a look back and to see which of those is the best description of where we are. From a personal point of view and relating it to my own mental … Continue reading Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches – Mental Health Awareness Week
When I woke up this morning, mental health was at the forefront of the news again following the announcement that the footballer Aaron Lennon had been detained under the mental health act following concerns about his wellbeing. There was a very different feeling about this story compared to the recent ones about Prince Harry having … Continue reading A hard road
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