Since delving deeper into mental health I have learnt more about the ECS (Endocannabinoid System), trauma and adversity and the ACE study, so why not combine these into one blog and discuss my anecdotes also? We know that the ECS is a cell-signalling system that regulates many aspects of the body from sleep to appetite, …
During the mid 1990’s, the MD of Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program, a US based Health Maintenance Organisation Vincent J. Felitti and MD of the CDC Dr. Robert Anda conducted a study with over 17.000 patients for a two year period to delve into 8 different potential categories of childhood/household instability or abuse to view …
Read more “The ACE Study: How Childhood Trauma Affects Our Physical and Mental Health in Adulthood”
Trigger Warning: This post discusses topics of mental health and suicide. If you are struggling with these issues, please reach out to a mental health professional or crisis hotline. Throughout the isolation of mental health struggles, this blog was written for myself… I cannot verbalise how lucky I feel that I am being given the …
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Stigma around mental health is pervasive, even in environments that are meant to provide care and support. As a healthcare professional and a person who has struggled with mental health issues, I’ve seen first-hand how this stigma impacts individuals seeking help. Patients often whisper their symptoms, minimise their struggles, or hesitate, sometimes even avoid asking …
In my previous blog, I covered the basics of the Endocannabinoid System (ECS) and highlighted its crucial role in regulating stress, mood, and emotional responses. Now, I want to dive deeper into a more specific topic: how trauma affects the ECS. The Link Between PTSD and the ECS Around a decade ago, research from NYU …
Read more “Can Cannabis Heal Trauma? – Understanding the Endocannabinoid System’s role in PTSD”
Six months ago, if you had asked me about therapy, I would have told you it was useless. After years of trying everything from private counseling to CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Therapy), I had grown frustrated and skeptical. Medication was my lifeline, the one thing I believed kept me functioning. I …
Read more “A Shift in Perspective: How Therapy and Holistic Care Changed My Mental Health Journey”
Although I’ve worked in healthcare for a few years, my experience with the NHS has mostly been as a patient. I don’t use the services often—maybe once a year, if that, for something small like a throat infection when I need antibiotics. The only service I’ve ever truly needed has been for mental health support. …
Read more “Fighting for Help: How the NHS is Letting Down Mental Health Patients”
In other blogs, I have touched on mental health, including PPD/PPA, and also evidence-based safe infant sleep. I’ll be sharing my journey with early motherhood and how I managed my PPA mainly with evidence-based information regarding safe infant sleep and how to help prevent or lower the rates of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome). As …
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