Sometimes we come across stories and blogs so perfectly told that we can’t do much to improve them. So we’re not going to. We’re going to offer the opportunity to share stories exactly as you want them told.
In this series, we’re creating podcasts from our favourite blogs, read by their writers in their own voices. This is In Her Own Words.
Depression affects one in ten people in Ireland at any one time.
Blogger Caitriona Mc Mahon find herself in that 10% of the population but her way of dealing with it is to confront her feelings head on.
Sharing the piece with us she writes:
“I wanted to share my thoughts, words and experience in the hope it will help somebody else. I need others to know that it's ok to have days where we do not feel ok, I need them to know it's ok to reach out and also that it's important to learn skills that can be put in place for when we need help.
“Most families have health insurance just in case they may ever need it and this is how I view having a support system and self-care toolbox. It’s the insurance that will guide us through harder times.”
For Caitriona, blogging began as a creative means to alleviate her anxiety. It’s an outlet that, when combined with other activities, eases her depression.
She writes:
“As I've found through my experiences no single thing is the answer, rather a combination of things ie, baking, colouring, DIY, poetry etc. My
Create With Cat blog reflects this journey. Going forward I will be blogging about my journey and the creativity that helps me through it.”
Listen to the post below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jfj7GuqD0eM
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