AMJ Blog
I have been writing a blog for some time. I use it to share my experiences and views on mental health – I had a breakdown in 2014/15 and live with depression and anxiety – and work life balance. I am passionate about working on my wellbeing and helping others to achieve and maintain the right work life balance and wellbeing approaches for them. My blog – along with my Twitter feed – comes with one health warning – if you read it you may have to hear about some of my other passions – my family, golf, Liverpool FC, communications, the Boston Red Sox, politics and the West Wing.
![Being kind also means respecting that I'm not ready to ditch my mask or go to the match](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711499364-6Y7IG3BPUG7D7GXCFDZ5/image-asset.png)
Being kind also means respecting that I'm not ready to ditch my mask or go to the match
![It's too easy to apologise for feeling down, especially during COVID](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711495954-EUOWONF3AO9LTFYUO73L/image-asset.png)
It's too easy to apologise for feeling down, especially during COVID
![Mental health COVID aftershocks will be with us for years](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711493856-PWUP847AAZD6ZVJULWN8/image-asset.png)
Mental health COVID aftershocks will be with us for years
![Work can damage your health - that's not a mystery.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711493273-5P1YTAGI79O3CN4GUV9T/image-asset.png)
Work can damage your health - that's not a mystery.
![Training to become a psychotherapist: no pain, no gain](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711492858-2Y72HJ2IL0AV3LY7Q018/image-asset.png)
Training to become a psychotherapist: no pain, no gain
![Unpopular view of the year: 2020 hasn't been a bad year for me and my mental health](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711492692-R4B3AV7J8USR834E93CR/image-asset.png)
Unpopular view of the year: 2020 hasn't been a bad year for me and my mental health
![It’s time to make a change](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711489392-N71YVBBF54PL8RQG7WWA/image-asset.jpeg)
It’s time to make a change
![My birthday; my lockdown; my life after anti-depressants](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711485162-ZGIMIP47OZYO21WI95OW/image-asset.png)
My birthday; my lockdown; my life after anti-depressants
![Everything has changed utterly; we shouldn’t go back to business as usual](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711484259-17EPNSWPCOA13OHQZ5MK/image-asset.jpeg)
Everything has changed utterly; we shouldn’t go back to business as usual
![A week is a long time in a lockdown](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711483863-BHV1NL64OQDFLOW2WUWI/image-asset.jpeg)
A week is a long time in a lockdown
![Life goes on but it goes a lot better if I look after myself](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711483593-0EN31Q80U4LQTD9RJJ7J/image-asset.jpeg)
Life goes on but it goes a lot better if I look after myself
![Tough day; first big test post anti-depressants](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711483270-SKR6YVBOL4I5PB4VLIK7/image-asset.jpeg)
Tough day; first big test post anti-depressants
![COVID-19: what a time to come off my anti-depressants](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711481585-PP0V8LQT38IQM0Y12ZY4/image-asset.jpeg)