My speech came out slurred and all of a sudden, I wasn’t making any sense at all (Picture: Tayler Laycy) Three months after the birth of my second child, I was home alone with my three-month-old baby son, talking on the phone to my best friend, Melanie. Ever since we’d bonded at work as administrators […]
2 Mar, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
No-one prepared me for what would happen after eating disorder recovery
It was not easy, but then I never expected it to be (Picture: Duncan Lindsay for metro.co.uk) Defeating my eating disorder has undoubtedly been the biggest achievement in my life to date. I say ‘defeating’ – and that’s very much what I identify it as – but anyone with the illness will know that it […]
Pink mould thrives in an English winter (Picture: Getty Images) Everyone knows about the dangers of black mould, but what about its pal, pink mould? The pinkish-reddish-toned bacteria – yes, bacteria, not technically mould – loves the moist, damp conditions of an English winter. And while you may have spotted it and decided it’s an […]
I decided to give up eating in front of anyone entirely – even those closest to me (Picture: Photography by Tracey-Louise) Shakily biting into a small spoonful of paella, I silently prayed that my partner, Piyus, wasn’t watching. Even though we’d been dating for a whole year, I hadn’t dared eat in front of him […]
I can’t imagine myself with hair now (Picture: Reid Rolls) ‘I don’t want you to feel insecure,’ my mum said, as she looked at me with pity, ‘we will pay for a hair transplant.’ I was only 18, which is young to be balding but the process had actually started a few years before that. […]
Caption: Sir Nick Partridge (Picture: Sir Nick Partridge / Alan Davidson/REXShutterstock / Getty) As I picked the photograph off the desk, my heart stopped. There were seven of us in it – but I suddenly realised, within five years of it being taken, only three of us were still alive. It was taken in the […]
Richard Scarborough lost his partner, Paul, to AIDS in 1996 (Picture: Richard Scarborough) I was volunteering at George House Trust – a charity which offers support to people living with HIV – cataloguing their archive, when I reached for a large black leather album. I could feel the tears welling up as I flicked the pages to the […]
Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi (M) gives a thumbs up before a run (Picture: Dr Hussain Al-Zubaidi) Depressed. Isolated. Disconnected. These were the main things my patient, Seamus*, was feeling when he came to me for help in February last year. As a GP I see my fair share of patients and treat all manner of physical […]
24 Feb, 2025 | Admin | No Comments
Try this counter-intuitive trick if you’re struggling to fall asleep
We’ve all been there… (Picture: Getty) Some lucky people will find themselves out like a light as soon as their head hits the pillow at night. Others will be tossing and turning, replaying the day’s events, counting sheep and watching the hours tick away as they struggle to fall asleep. Thankfully there are tips and […]
I was too stunned to speak (Picture: Tom Humphries/TH Photography) Confused, I repeated the doctor’s words back to her. ‘I have endometriosis?’ ‘Yes,’ she replied. ‘And I recommend going straight for IVF, promptly.’ I was too stunned to speak. What had started as a check of my reproductive health after trying for a baby for […]