by Gill Kenny | May 11, 2020 | Addict, Addiction, Alcohol & cancer, Anxiety, Attitude of gratitude, Benefits of sobriety, Compassion, Connection to others, Drinking, Empathy, Mental health, Mental health awareness, Negative mindset, Recovery, Self-love, Sobriety, Staying sober, Support groups
For as long as I was drinking to excess, I wondered what it would feel like to be completely sober for a whole year. I had done many the stint of abstinence and completed a couple of one-hundred-day challenges over the years, but it never felt as though l was giving...
by Gill Kenny | Apr 6, 2020 | Diet, Mental health, Nutrition
Have you ever wondered what eating a plant-based diet might do for you? Have you toyed with the idea of eliminating meat, eggs, fish and dairy from your diet in order to find out? If you’ve answered yes to either of these questions, then I invite you to come on a...
by Gill Kenny | Mar 16, 2020 | Anxiety, Mental health, Mental health awareness
When I began writing this yesterday, I had just returned from my local supermarket with six loo rolls and a whole load of anxiety. I could sense the foreboding as I drove into the car-park and drove out again due to the lack of parking spaces. I parked in a nearby...
by Gill Kenny | Dec 2, 2019 | Man, Men's mental health, Mental health, Mental health awareness
Last week, I completed a Mental Health First Aid course here in Perth and it was a real eye opener. I had no idea that as many as 45% of Australians were found to have suffered a mental illness in their lifetime and one in five said they had experienced some form of...
by Gill Kenny | Oct 14, 2019 | Human-animal bond, Integrity, Mental health, Mental health awareness, Pets
It is Mental Health Awareness month here in Australia and it’s got me thinking about the things that contribute to our mental health. One of the greatest discoveries I have made about my own mental health is the power of practicing gratitude. Every day I think about...
