We all crave control — but life rarely plays by our rules. "Fear of the Unknown" explores how anxiety about the uncontrollable can quietly dictate our choices, limit growth, and fuel self-doubt. Blending science, reflection, and personal experience, it offers strategies to unlearn fear and embrace uncertainty as a path toward purpose.
Grief is universal — but should it ever be considered a mental illness? "Is Grief a Mental Illness?" explores the debate surrounding Pathological Grief Disorder, questioning where natural mourning ends and clinical diagnosis begins. Blending science, empathy, and reflection, it challenges the medicalization of emotion while advocating compassion, counselling, and open conversation.
Social anxiety and loneliness are deeply intertwined — one fuels the other in a quiet, painful cycle. "Social Anxiety and Loneliness" explores how fear of judgment can isolate us, and how isolation, in turn, harms our minds and bodies. Blending science with empathy, it highlights why connection is vital for survival.
A new year doesn’t have to mean starting over. Instead of erasing the past, we should use it as a guide. Our darkest moments shape who we become, teaching us resilience, self-worth, and direction. Growth isn’t about forgetting — it’s about transforming what once hurt into fuel for progress.
Anxiety often hides behind opportunity. It’s that trembling mix of fear and hope we feel when standing at the edge of change. But what if anxiety isn’t just a warning — what if it’s a sign we care deeply about our future? Don’t silence it. Learn from it.
Self-criticism can be relentless — a quiet voice that chips away at confidence, joy, and self-worth. But it’s not truth; it’s habit. Recognising when you’re too hard on yourself is the first step to breaking free. It’s time to silence that inner saboteur and start approving of yourself instead.
When you get trapped inside your own head, perfectionism and self-doubt can become your worst enemies. We chase impossible standards, forgetting that perfection doesn’t exist — only progress does. Learning to silence that inner critic and embrace imperfection is the first step toward genuine confidence and peace of mind.
Your past may have shaped you, but it doesn’t have to define you. Whether childhood trauma or heartbreak in adulthood, healing begins when you challenge negative self-talk and reclaim your story. With reflection and self-compassion, you can step out of the darkness and build a future guided by strength, not pain.
After heartbreak, it’s tempting to fill the emptiness with someone new — but rushing into love rarely heals old wounds. True recovery takes time, reflection, and self-compassion. Learn to be comfortable alone first, because lasting love begins when you no longer need another person to complete you.
In this post, I explore how music speaks when words fall silent. From its ability to unlock lost memories to its power to shape our emotions, music connects us in ways nothing else can. Whether healing heartbreak or brightening grey days, sometimes a song says everything we cannot.
This is mental health. 