Done and dusted Well here we are at the end of the challenge and the end of my daily blog. The blog has acquired a life of its own, I had no real idea what I was going to do on a daily basis but it seemed to work, people appreciated it and so it … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 31

On being a man I wasn’t sure what to write about today, Then half an hour ago I saw a couple of bits of TV that stood out for me. They touched on themes that I wrote about in an earlier post on perceived roles, language and how it makes it difficult to reach out … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 30

I am going to write about self harm today. You may wander why I am writing this after the post about suicide but I wanted to make a separation between the two. People often believe that self harm is part of the journey and a stepping stone towards suicide but that is not always the … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 28

An imperfect perfectionism My First Step CBT work pushed me down the road of perfectionism which I really struggled with. I had seen perfectionists, I taught a payroll course many years ago and as a tutor I would take calls when people asked me where they had lost the 6 marks that stopped them getting … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 27

Music and Madness Do you remember a BBC headline from early last year – If your child is a goth then they are more likely to suffer from depression. Typically arse backwards as if the music made you depressed as opposed to people with depression often seek solace in music that can possibly help them … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 26

Creativity, Darkness & Solace In Grayson Perry’s book  Playing to the Gallery, right at the end he uses the following metaphor for his artistic practice. ‘It is a refuge, a place inside my head, where I can go on my own and process the world and it’s complexities. It’s an inner shed where I can … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 25