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Emotions: Where do you feel them?

January 30, 2018 By Ellen 3 Comments

Serious question. Where do you feel your feelings?    Are they in your heart, your chest, your feet, or, perhaps, just hanging around in your head with the shopping lists and conversations you haven’t had yet?   Of course the really big emotions – grief, shock, in-loveness – are physical, very physical. And when you’re […]

Filed Under: emotions, Everyday Mindfulness Scotland., feelings, mental health, Mindfulness, Rumi

Blogging For Happiness – the workshop

December 28, 2012 By Ellen 6 Comments

About a year ago Blogging For Happiness was published. My guide to the many ways blogging can bring benefit. For a while, I was quite ‘job done, move one’ about it. Pleased to have written a book but ready for then next thing. Then I met a woman, who read my book and came up with an […]

Filed Under: benefit, blogging, blogging for happiness, Bridge of Weir, mental health, Mo Ferrington., teaching, workshop

Coming off Citalopram – getting a buzz

December 7, 2012 By Ellen 7 Comments

A little calm on a sunny day It has now been a little over three months since I started the process of coming off citalopram. I think that now I can say I have finished with it… for the time being at least. If you haven’t been following the thrilling story of my decision to come off […]

Filed Under: antidepressant, brian conley, citalopram, Coming off citalopram, depression, I'm A Celebrity, mental health, side effects., withdrawal

Coming off citalopram

September 1, 2012 By Ellen 18 Comments

First things first: My only medical training is a nearly 20 year old St Andrew’s Ambulance certificate in first aid. Therefore I am not qualified to tell you what to do, your GP is. Go and see them, please.I don’t know how many people are on antidepressant citalopram but, lots certainly. Put it this way, […]

Filed Under: antidepressant, citalopram, depression, mental health, nhs, PND, post natal depression, withdrawal

Who would want pants like these? Cycling for happiness

August 21, 2012 By Ellen 14 Comments

There are some new knickers in my wardrobe. They are possibly the biggest bloomers I’ve ever owned and the competition is tough.Have you ever noticed how the quantity of fabric in one’s pants increases in proportion with the passing years. As an octogenarian I expect to be able keep my chin warm by pulling up […]

Filed Under: bike, cycling, Cycling Scotland, mental health, padded bottom, Pedal for Scotland

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