Featured Image: Headshots L-R Jodie Whittaker, Jo Martin, Tosin Cole, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill, John Barrowman and Sacha Dhawan with a starry sky filter covering the bottom half. Series 12 Promo Image. Content Notes and Warnings Spoilers for Series 12 of Doctor Who Discussion of anxiety and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy…
Category: Mental Health
The Hormone Diaries by Hannah Witton- Mini Review
Featured Image: Text: ‘The Hormone Diaries The Bloody Truth About Our Periods’ in handwriting font on a navy blue banner. I love writing book reviews on this blog, but you might have noticed that I don’t write that many. This isn’t because I don’t read a lot or because I…
New Year’s Resolutions 2018
Featured Image: ‘2018 Resolutions’ in red lettering on a white background. It’s that time again! You can see how I did with my 2017 resolutions here: https://rebeccafarren.com/2017-resolutions-review/ I decided to give myself a bit of an easier time this year with 3 very achievable resolutions. 1. Read 30 books- I managed…
2017 Resolutions Review
I love this time of year, not only because of the copious amounts of food and the excuse to sit and do absolutely nothing for a week, but because it’s a time to reflect on what we’ve achieved in the past year and look forward to what the next year…
Turtles All The Way Down by John Green- I think I get it now!
Featured Image: Turtles All The Way Down book standing up so you can see the cover, on a brown wooden stool, in front of an orange brick wall. The cover has a beige/ cream paper-coloured background with a bright orange spiral moving down the centre. ‘TURTLES ALL THE WAY DOWN…
Fatigue is…
I would tell my friends “I’m off school today.” They’d ask “What’s wrong?” And I would say “I’m tired.” And even the ones with CP would reply “Is that all?” And I would feel awash with guilt and anxiety, because if even my disabled friends weren’t experiencing it, then there…
2017 Resolutions
I don’t think I’ve managed to keep a single New Year’s resolution for more than a week or two in previous years. However, I always think it’s fun to set some positive goals for the year ahead, so I always have them knowing full well that I probably won’t actually…