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.
![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
![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
![A lecture on resilience](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711482848-15JIX1CL62BMUDEP34XM/image-asset.jpeg)
A lecture on resilience
![COVID-19: being at home helps my depression and anxiety but the daily news does not](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711482164-V7MQNGRHVO7OG166C4RG/image-asset.jpeg)
COVID-19: being at home helps my depression and anxiety but the daily news does not
![COVID-19: what a time to come off my anti-depressants](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711481585-PP0V8LQT38IQM0Y12ZY4/image-asset.jpeg)
COVID-19: what a time to come off my anti-depressants
![The withdrawal method](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711481156-WYFZ9H3EV8CNDWPKOOUA/image-asset.jpeg)
The withdrawal method
![Going away is no holiday for me](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711480075-4OWV9HI6QJYG7XGEUJ18/image-asset.jpeg)
Going away is no holiday for me
![Talking often helps you spot what is staring you in the face](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711479376-MFR7IQILUQRP64KP6VT6/image-asset.jpeg)
Talking often helps you spot what is staring you in the face
![Philip Schofield, Frankie Bridge, you and me](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711479185-X9G30A7YP4I4Z79X3D3O/image-asset.png)
Philip Schofield, Frankie Bridge, you and me
![Life is tough at the moment but that’s ok](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711478979-9X35FTQP02K2B3ZCPMAB/image-asset.jpeg)
Life is tough at the moment but that’s ok
![Control freaks; dishwashers and Prince Harry](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711478376-Z4E8I9ZG9TRYMR6H2LWG/image-asset.png)
Control freaks; dishwashers and Prince Harry
![My annual December downer](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711475870-MNXIHBAATN5Z1CQTL7LW/image-asset.jpeg)
My annual December downer
![Resilience; and then what are you prepared to do?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711475470-N0PCW3L2FMY801QFCYB2/image-asset.png)