mental wellness – 健康 Jiànkāng

Trials, Tribulations & Jubilation

The importance of a daily respite routine for care givers.

Sleepless Nights & Dementia Rages

It’s been a tough few nights for me, doing the night shift with mum. She doesn’t sleep much and last night was particularly brutal, she has kept me up for three nights in a row. From 2am in the morning she was shouting and screaming at me and made me cry. I ended up callingContinue reading “Sleepless Nights & Dementia Rages”

Dementia and Living Grief – Part Two

As my mum’s dementia condition progresses, I try and balance the demands of caregiving with my personal well-being.

Learning Moments

I had a message today that hit me as soon as I left home in the dark at 6am to go to the gym. It was cold, very foggy and as I stared down my road which was half covered in fog, my brain suddenly said “This is a learning moment.” Then I suddenly hadContinue reading “Learning Moments”

Small Steps = Big Wins

I’m now on my last full day in Hong Kong before I fly back home and I am reflecting on my time here. I had crazy anxiety and panic attacks leading up to this trip, and whilst some of my fears did come to fruition, my time here also meant I could confront those challengesContinue reading “Small Steps = Big Wins”