Hello "Beginning of term anxiety", My old friend. One of the most overlooked symptoms of anxiety are intrusive thoughts. This airborne and generally crippling phenomenon affects students across the globe. Anxiety is so common, in fact, that they have risen to become one of the most common mental illnesses. Unfortunately, it's a way of life for many students, myself included yet something that is overlooked time-and-time again. So, let's calm those nerves with a powerful coping mechanism in the form of affirmations.  Here's my favourite 5 Affirmations to help you cope with "Beginning ..read more

It’s been eight months since I began studying DD102 Introducing the social sciences the first module for my degree in Psychology with Counselling. I thought I can officially write a recap and review as I’m 98% finished. So here goes... DD102 is a OU level 1 module which provides an introduction to the social sciences – psychology, social policy and criminology, geography and environment, politics and international studies, economics and sociology. Students explore a wide range of topics which shape the nature of contemporary UK society; from questions of identity, inequalities and differenc ..read more

So, as this is my first blog post I thought it would be a good idea to start by answering some of the most asked questions I receive on Instagram. First and foremost my most asked question is "Why". - Why did I decide to return to education at almost 30? Why Psychology? & Why share my journey online?  Truth be told, it's not something that can be explained in simple terms and probably needs an entire blog post dedicated to my answer. The desire to understand and help others is hard to explain. My slightly longer answer is I have always loved learning about the human psyche. Exploring ..read more