Category: My story

  • Six strategies to counter depression

    Six strategies to counter depression

    One of my all-time favourite documentary shows is Air Crash Investigations. Each episode recounts a plane crash and tells the story of the investigation into what happened and why. Time and again, the investigators conclude that it is rarely a single problem that causes an air disaster, but rather a combination or “cascade” of factors.…

  • What does religious OCD look like?

    What does religious OCD look like?

    One of the features of my mental breakdown was the religious form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) which is known as Scrupulosity. I share this to help raise awareness about the kind of mental difficulties some young adults can find themselves in when they take the Bible seriously. 

  • A fly-through of my new book about beating severe depression and anxiety

    A fly-through of my new book about beating severe depression and anxiety

    With my debut book Beating Hospital Grade Depression and Anxiety: A Lived Experience Guide to Recovering Your Body, Mind and Spirit launching this week, I thought it would be helpful to give a quick fly-through of it for potential readers.