Long Term Physical Health Conditions and Mental Health
As a carer for a family member living with long term physical health conditions, I have first-hand experience of how they affect mental health and other areas of their life. I have observed how utterly exhausting it is for my family member to live with chronic pain, flare ups, and never-ending fatigue. It has affected […]
Empty Nest Syndrome
The onset of children going back to school, perhaps for the very first time, and for young people starting University, got me thinking about my own experience as a mum when my grown-up children left home. I had heard the term ‘empty nest syndrome’ but had not really given it much thought as I juggled […]