Guest Post: Mental Health In Schools

Mental health isn’t something that I have always been fully aware of, however from a young age I always knew that I was experiencing something that most other kids probably weren’t at that time.

Ryan Recycles Himself

I’M RYAN ANDERTON AND I’M RECYCLING MYSELF AND I’M URGING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME

At the age of 30, I was first admitted to a mental health hospital ward after attempting suicide in a B&B in Blackpool.

Marvel, DC, and Me

I’m guilty of having unrealistic expectations of life due to the amount of time I immerse myself into the fabricated world of film and the pleasure I find in attempting to recreate staged narratives into candid parts of my life. In film you can be anything, as long as you fit it in to a well thought out and flowing stream of frames per second that doesn’t drag itself out, much like the Avengers franchise (sorry guys).

Something Good…

I sit here and write this entry while Nag Champa incense burns in the background – the last thing my dear friend bought me which I cherish each time I light one.
Five years ago, I had the pleasure of experiencing Glastonbury festival with Ellen – and may I add that she was six months pregnant so a slightly more hormonal Ellen than usual!

7 Years Ago… Trauma

Seven years ago something happened. Something we did not see coming and something that was a factor to changing our daughter’s and our lives forever.

The Island: Without Bear Grylls

When I think about mental health I imagine it as an island. One of those cartoon pieces of land that, as a child, I was always worried i’d get marooned on and in preparation had to always be ready to know what CDs I would take with me (Now 44 or Aquarium by Aqua were strong contenders but this is besides the point).

Mental Health

There are two things that shook me to the core this week, one yesterday and one today. I joined a group on facebook about a little girl battling cancer. It was in support of her family’s strength and it struck a chord with me.