Get Outside!
'You can be miserable anywhere, so GET OUTSIDE!' I took some good advice from a friend on a miserable day and my garden took care of the rest.
Healing Through Growing Blog
Mindfulness and the Call of the Wild
When my head is full of cobwebs my garden calls, and as I immerse myself in the wonder of nature, my head miraculously clears and the world is wonderful again.
A Miniature Expedition
When the outside world is too big to face and you don't have the energy to re-connect with nature outside, a cheap microscope opens whole new avenues of connection and beauty to lift the soul.
Baby Steps Towards Recovery
Should I be resting or moving? Learning how to take baby steps and manage frustration is a huge challenge in the early stages of recovery or after a relapse. Sowing a few seeds is a manageable activity that gives a sense of achievement and anticipation.
A Corsage of Runner Beans
There's a difference between learning about recovery and understanding. Sometimes it takes a set-back to help the penny drop and grasp what being guided by your body really means.
Cocooned
Every journey to recovery has its setbacks, unbearable times of slipping backwards when it's hard to keep faith and hope alive.
Time to Walk
A weekly walk in the woods brings a welcome respite, perspective and calm in a crazy world.
Finding Calm in the Storm
Against apocalyptic headlines, my garden is a refuge and source of perspective and solace.
A Healing Garden
My personal experience of the powerful pain-relieving powers of a beautiful space made sense once I understood the mechanics of chronic pain.
Salad Leaves
A tasty green salad every day is possible, without filling your fridge with bags of wilted supermarket leaves.
Super Fruit
Berries are extremely nutritious, tasty and easy to grow in small spaces, even for people with low energy levels.
Sunshine and Shadows
Gentle, slow gardening gives me time to notice and learn about the world around me as well as giving my body sunshine and stretching.
My illness has meant that I have had to give up my work and so I am now looking to find a new career through my writing. If you have enjoyed this page and would like to encourage me to produce more, click the coffee cup below to make a small donation; no strings, no fuss, just a little, 'Thanks, keep it up.'
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I have categorised my blogs by the 8 segments of the wheel of life, as identified by The Chrysalis Effect. These need to be addressed and balanced for effective healing and sustained good health. Click on the Categories tab to search through these, or the Tags tab for more detailed searches.
All of the photos that accompany my blogs are my own. I find that taking a camera out with me helps me to notice so much more of the beauty and detail of the world around me. When I've taken a photo I try to stop and watch whatever I've been snapping, so I appreciate it in real life and not just through the lens.
