by Rachael Newham | Mar 29, 2017 | Personal stories
About 1 in 50 people in the UK suffers from OCD at some point in their lives, which equates to over 1 million people*. I am one of those people! I am in my early 30s and was diagnosed with depression first, then anxiety and then OCD. I have been battling with this...
by Rachael Newham | Mar 26, 2017 | Personal stories
She was a beautiful baby. And so say all parents of their children! But really, she was a beautiful baby. To be honest it wasn’t a great start. From the very first breath came problems with her health, and as one issue resolved or improved another seemed to take...
by Rachael Newham | Mar 15, 2017 | Reflections
Blooming flowers, bunnies, Easter chocolate, lighter evenings and (hopefully) warmer temperatures – what’s not to love? It’s seen as the time for new beginnings and fresh starts, winter is over and summer is coming! And yet, for me, and many people...
by Rachael Newham | Mar 8, 2017 | Awareness
It’s time to talk about women’s mental health. Suicide is the leading cause of death in men. But did you also know that suicide is the leading cause of death for women under the age of 35? It’s the second most common cause of death in new mothers and...
by Rachael Newham | Mar 3, 2017 | Awareness, Reflections
The first article I ever wrote for Threads back in 2012 was on the subject of scars. I had just finished my degree and I’d not self-harmed for a year, I was eating nearly normally, embarking on a research degree and trying to work out how to live in this new place of...
