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.
![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
![Listening to what some people say about mental health, it’s no wonder I’m depressed!](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711478550-5UX0QXH4L6VTH5CCFDRT/image-asset.jpeg)
Listening to what some people say about mental health, it’s no wonder I’m depressed!
![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
![2020 vision is all about me](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711476863-UO366SRZS0AE3RXSJP6B/image-asset.png)
2020 vision is all about me
![My annual December downer](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711475870-MNXIHBAATN5Z1CQTL7LW/image-asset.jpeg)
My annual December downer
![Learning to be selfish could make all the difference](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711475783-H3TTOP8KA17Z8S9P26GJ/image-asset.jpeg)
Learning to be selfish could make all the difference
![Resilience; and then what are you prepared to do?](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711475470-N0PCW3L2FMY801QFCYB2/image-asset.png)
Resilience; and then what are you prepared to do?
![It’s International Men’s Day: even for Piers Morgan](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711475281-7ZTNR1VWOJN07QJDEG4X/image-asset.jpeg)
It’s International Men’s Day: even for Piers Morgan
![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.
![Taking anti-depressants; the only opinion that matters is yours](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711472053-C0WBJ806J613HP1PBQB1/image-asset.jpeg)
Taking anti-depressants; the only opinion that matters is yours
![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)
This outbreak of incivility is not good for my mental health - or any of us
![The signs that I know myself - I know when I'm in a moment](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711470863-3565TJXQHOAAWNPSZHCP/image-asset.jpeg)
The signs that I know myself - I know when I'm in a moment
![Charging the battery isn’t just for your iPhone](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711470003-NQKHQX2WO9KOU9TI5HV5/image-asset.jpeg)
Charging the battery isn’t just for your iPhone
![The mental health diary of Ben Jones, aged 41 and a quarter](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711469866-26QBAMWYHBJH8PXW1K2F/image-asset.jpeg)
The mental health diary of Ben Jones, aged 41 and a quarter
![It can be hard to be sad when everyone is happy](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711468959-738DT06T7GDCB5RW3TXE/image-asset.jpeg)
It can be hard to be sad when everyone is happy
![My recent #worklifebalance conference presentation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62178cf19f3c6a6858677c02/1645711468790-9DDBHA1H57F5VHN2KK3B/image-asset.jpeg)