Amelia's Headspace

Recently I posted a video on my facebook and instagram looking for peoples' descriptions of mental health. Not just illness but mental health as a whole. I'm very lucky to have received feedback from mental health nurses, fitness professionals, people who have experienced mental health problems along with friends and family. Some are things people have heard in podcasts or from talks and others their own personal feelings. If you have anything you feel you would like to add to this please comment below or email me at amelia.gourlay1@gmail.com I hope that some of these statements can help others understand what mental health is allowing them to talk more openly about it. Feel free to leave any comments below. Mental health, to me is feeling content; mind, body and spirit. To be comfortable in the skin you’re in and appreciate your body and mind for all it is and all it does for you. To me, mental health is what it is to be unique, to be yourself, to be human. To me mental ...

Self care isn't always Lush bath bombs and pamper days. Its making sure you get your tea while its still hot rather than rushing about after everyone else, making sure you get that 8 hours sleep you need or even just having that five seconds to breathe. When you have a caring mentality it can be hard to realise that the person you should be caring about the most is yourself. If you start falling apart how are you meant to help others? Recently I was told that I am drawn towards people who need support and guidance and give my all helping them become the person they deserve to be. This was such a beautiful thing to hear however that wasn't their final point. They went on to tell me that sometimes I give too much and this can negatively effect my own mental health and in many cases my financial status. Its horrible to think that sometimes you need to take a step back from others and look after yourself. To go back to my previous point, when you're at your lowest you won...

Hello guys, First things first I wanted to cover some of the basics; who am I, what this headspace is, why I have created it! Well I am Amelia, currently a student of Child and Youth studies, a gym goer, avid TED talk/radio listener and working mum of two beautiful huskies. I am part of a loving family who has greatly supported me and helped me to become the person I am today. I will share my story in a bit more detail below later. So this headspace is just someplace for me to talk about subjects I am interested in and hopefully help others to branch out and learn new things. I will also talk about mental health and my journey with it. Hopefully uploading some videos/vlogs also if I can figure out how to do it! My main goal is to show people what living with mental health can be like and to help stop the stigma mental health currently holds. I know I cant end the discrimination with one small blog but if I can just help one person my job will be done! Now the part about why I...