Category Archives: Anxiety

More thoughts on mental health in the theatre – point me in the direction of better stories.

Posted on Apr 7, 2019 by The Magpie at Midnight

Just so you know chaps, Spoilers ahead… Two weekends ago I went to see the play Equus with a friend of mine. I don’t want to turn this blog into a ‘review of psychological plays’ blog, or indeed give the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Art, Craft, creative work, Theatre | Tagged Art, equus, mental health, stories about mental health, Theatre | 2 Comments

Swimming the distance: mental health as a endurance pursuit

Posted on Apr 21, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

If you’ve been following this blog for a while, you may (or may not!) know that I’m currently training for a long distance swim in June. I’ll be swimming 5K, which is just over 3 miles (not an insubstantial distance … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, making and mental health, mental health, swimming | Tagged distance swimming, endurance, mental distress, mental health, swimming, swimming training | 5 Comments

On building a complicated relationship with gratitude

Posted on Jan 19, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

I wanted to write a quick post about something that has been troubling me for a few days. I was watching a YouTube video the other day that I thought was on personal finance but turned out to be on … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, wellbeing | Tagged Anxiety, depression, fertility treatment, gratitude, law of attraction, positive psychology, the secret, ttc, wellbeing | 5 Comments

Taking the rail replacement bus

Posted on Jan 14, 2018 by The Magpie at Midnight

This morning I went swimming with my sister for the first proper training session in preparation for swimming in the Great North Swim in June. I have signed up to swim 5k (which is just over 3 miles), which is … Continue reading →

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You are here by Jenny Lawson

Posted on Oct 20, 2016 by The Magpie at Midnight

So being ill can have an up side sometimes. I’ve been unwell with some awful head cold [wo]man flu and haven’t been able to do much work. I’ve been mostly sleeping, drinking honey and lemon, and watching telly, with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Art, Craft, creative work, Inspiration, making and mental health, mental health | Tagged Anxiety, Art, colouring and menta health, creative work, creativity, drawing, Jenny Lawson, making and mental health, mental health | 1 Comment

Don’t for a minute think about stopping you lovely bunch of creatives

Posted on Oct 12, 2016 by The Magpie at Midnight

[EDIT: So I had a nice formal sounding title for this post, but then I went and changed it because this feels better in getting across what I want to say] I was procrastinating before work this morning and read this … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Art, Craft, creative work, Inspiration, making and mental health, mental health, Paper | Tagged Art, artists, connection, Craft, crafting, creativity, Inspiration, loneliness, mental health | Leave a comment

A bit more on ‘On not being able to paint’

Posted on Oct 9, 2016 by The Magpie at Midnight

I’ve been digging into Marion Milner’s book ‘On not being able to paint’ and have been really enjoying this. The book describes Milner’s efforts in trying to learn how to paint, and she takes a psychoanalytic perspective on this. I’m … Continue reading →

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