Helen Jamieson
My name is Helen Jamieson, and this is my story: I would’ve never considered before share my mental illness to the public. It took me 20 years to share my physical pain and handicap. At 15 years old, I was diagnosed with an incurable virus infection in my spinal cord that left me paralyzed from the waist down. However, I…
How to pay your debt and be stress free!
Money (or Debt!) is a common stressor and mental health trigger in people. How can we survive if we don’t have money? Right? Unfortunately, everything that is needed (physically) to survive (food, water, shelter, clothes and medications) requires money. So, how and what can we do to pave the road towards stability and financial freedom? Disclaimer: I am NOT a…
Hope in the Darkness
A Tennis Match I didn’t really understand it when it first hit me. Why everything would turn to a shade of slate, or why I couldn’t control how fast my heart beat in my chest. I never understood the tennis match between severe clinical depression or anxiety that hit me in eighth grade. My parents didn’t quite get it either.…
Anxiety: My New Normal
I grew up as an only child in a South Africa,… …in a town specifically created during the apartheid regime for mixed race people, but with the most amazing parents. I know that many people think that of their parents and we are all entitled to do so, but for me, I will be forever grateful for the sacrifices they…
10 Positive Affirmations for Depression & Anxiety
Negative self-talk is one of the main symptoms of depression and anxiety. Negative self-talk is the reason why mental health warriors spiral and relapse. We don’t realize how often we talk to ourselves. We do it unconsciously but, we certainly do it. I believe self-talk is incredibly important and it directly correlates with our ability to think, feel and act.…
5-Step Plan to Achieve your Godly Goals
For as long I remember, I have been dreaming about how I would like my life to be or more specifically, how God wants my life to be. Finding our godly purpose in Earth is not a simple task and doesn’t come to us overnight. It requires a constant and loving relationship with our Heavenly Father, and much more. I…
