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.
I’ve graduated with a Masters in counselling - it’s a long, long way from my lowest point
![Eight years since my world came crashing in around me](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1670495229647-1TEX45WATKV2L9R4WL6N/Screenshot+2022-12-08+at+10.26.13.png)
Eight years since my world came crashing in around me
Recent podcast interview
![The seven year itch: the anniversary of my hospitalisation and the start of my breakdown](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711501875-ZZR69L35BMZAQDNI3M0A/image-asset.png)
The seven year itch: the anniversary of my hospitalisation and the start of my breakdown
![Feeling below par isn't good for my golf, or anything else.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711498870-KMW4D3LNFYSHS9DRSK95/image-asset.png)
Feeling below par isn't good for my golf, or anything else.
![I'm still that little boy, wanting to be heard](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711496998-XIU7HJDFFEWCECZ7W4NI/image-asset.jpeg)
I'm still that little boy, wanting to be heard
![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
![World Mental Health Day 2020](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711490189-UT4V1A3I0B74B00QZO8C/image-asset.png)
World Mental Health Day 2020
![It only takes one email or comment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711488190-3LY2RVX8S56SXNMQDUEA/image-asset.png)
It only takes one email or comment
![I really miss my daughter - and she's only been at school a few hours](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711488096-ZLC38SNZSVXXRVWGN30A/image-asset.jpeg)
I really miss my daughter - and she's only been at school a few hours
![My body, mind and the Two Ronnies](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711486984-M4OU53RL73TT2F0WE8HQ/image-asset.png)
My body, mind and the Two Ronnies
![Being there when the laughing stops](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711485864-DYEBNWN849WG7KAVSDE9/image-asset.png)
Being there when the laughing stops
![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
![A lecture on resilience](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711482848-15JIX1CL62BMUDEP34XM/image-asset.jpeg)
A lecture on resilience
![Is resilience a dirty word?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711474699-IZJCS63QD25CFPHCVHDK/image-asset.jpeg)
Is resilience a dirty word?
![Mental health problems are made in Chelsea too](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711474264-HVYE19F1BW9HISM99I7T/image-asset.jpeg)
Mental health problems are made in Chelsea too
![My Sunday routine helps to keep me right](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711472828-6E50NO1EXCHHDL7CHLIG/image-asset.jpeg)
My Sunday routine helps to keep me right
![#WorldMentalHealthDay: the first step is the hardest. It gets easier.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711472275-6QU1KU0563Y4O6KX18X0/image-asset.jpeg)
#WorldMentalHealthDay: the first step is the hardest. It gets easier.
![This outbreak of incivility is not good for my mental health - or any of us](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711471770-731OMYJYPRXEHPMEKEPL/image-asset.jpeg)