Mental health
Change, ambiguous loss, and spoons
Explore how spoon theory and ambiguous loss shape our willpower and resilience. Learn to navigate change, chronic illness, and daily energy limits with practical insights
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Writing
Now it’s summer
I saw a friend on Tuesday. I hadn’t seen her since January. We judged the breeze. Where to sit so one doesn’t breathe on the other?
Mental health
PKU in a time of Covid
This is a worrying time so I will start by highlighting the NSPKU Video on Coronavirus and the statement on their website.
Conferences
NSPKU 2020
This report covers the Saturday morning session which includes the latest research and legal wrangling on PKU.
Fad Diets & PKU
Lifestyle diets like veganuary yeild pros & cons for PKU As the prime month for dieting begins, please remember that the ability to chose what you eat, or avoid, is a privilege. Plant-based products help with PKU
Mental health
Blogging Anxiety
I have never said that the PKU diet is easy but I do try to avoid negative thinking. It is not easy to be positive about having an inherited metabolic disorder...I don't leap out of bed in the morning and shout “Hurray! I have PKU!”
Brain Injury
Rugby rules, football failures and concussions in sport.
The last few years have seen numerous studies showing the damage which contact sports can cause to the brain. This has moved the argument on...to how to make the sports safer...But as fast as these rules are introduced, loopholes are found.
Brain Injury
ABI & Gardening
Gardening helps |to reduce depression, improve self-esteem and provide brain injury survivors with vital peer support and companionship."
Fitness, BMI, & PKU
Living with PKU means my weight is regularly discussed. Throw in the messages, conscious and unconscious, about weight from society in general, and you quickly see that we deal carry a greater burden of weight issues than many.
Mental health
Pausing the anxiety cycle
Learn how to pause the anxiety cycle using self-compassion and mindfulness, including the RAIN technique, to create space and emotional clarity. If there ever was a time to be kind to yourself, this is it.
Brain Injury
Brain Injury and exercise
Exercise has many benefits, but what exercises can you do after a brain injury? My experience may help, and possibly inspire you to try a new fitness activity.
Brain Injury
Concussion substitutes now allowed in international cricket.
In a landmark rule change, cricket teams will be able to replace concussed players during international games. This is exciting news for brain injury awareness, brain injury prevention and for sports fans.