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 ...

This was a requested blog post so I hope I can help answer any thoughts you are having. When is it the right time to get help? Well for everyone the time is different. For most people I feel the best time to get help is when you realise that this isn't the life you want to live anymore and you want to get better. In some cases the time to get help might be when you feel like you cant go on. Now you might be thinking "why not just when you know you have a problem?" In my experience (and remember these blogs are simply my opinion not medical advice) whenever I have looked for help but deep down not wanted to get better it didn't make a difference. I would go to counselling or talk to my friends but I would always take a step backwards in my recovery and end up lying to people. The only time that doctors or any form of help have actually helped me was when I wanted to be helped. Now in some cases I feel that help will be needed when you are not ready to get better and ...

When you don't feel like getting up, moving, eating or drinking the last thing you want to do is cook. Your body needs fuel to keep going and sometimes good food can put a little smile on your face when you felt like all hope was lost. I know personally if there isn't something there to grab I might not eat all day or order something in thats expensive and definitely not good for me. So what can you do to help yourself? Find a food you like, bulk cook it and freeze! So when you’re not feeling like you can, you already did. This has really helped me because I can just chuck food I've already made in the microwave and enjoy without the fuss. It can be as healthy or unhealthy as you like but I find that something warm, healthy and filling is the best way to go. Here are some simple recipes that I love. They are both by Ashy Bines' (love to the gal) in her new years day on a plate video. I have changed them up a bit to my taste so hope you enjoy and let me know your ...