Carol Hickson Mental Health

09/09/2025

I only went and got myself into the final! I am beyond chuffed. That little voice in my head telling me to know my place and not put my head above the radar finally got put back in its box this year. After yet another year of poor health I decided that the same old, same old, was definitely not working for me.

So I jumped into the unknown and nominated myself for this award. I'm not going to lie, it feels odd. It feels odd to be writing this. It feels odd to put myself out there.

That voice in my head telling me not to tell anyone what was going on at home as a child, in case I was taken into care is still strong. I've spent a life time going under the radar. Fear of judgement has held me back my whole life. People like me just keep their heads down.

Anyway I'm going to click "post" before I change my mind about posting but I'm so grateful that I am starting to step up and own my space. Thank you to Sandra Garlick and the Woman Who team.

07/09/2025

Off to Liverpool to meet lovely people and chat about books including Beeston, the Anxious Pup and The Resilience Template - 7 Steps to Improve Your Mental Health. La Vida Liverpool have put on a great day so if you’re free come and help celebrate local authors 😀

05/09/2025

I've avoided telling "my story" for so long, it became a bit of a frog to be honest. Anyway, today Stylist UK are sharing a small piece of it and it feels like a relief.

I love what I do and the people that I help and I'm grateful to everyone who supports me.

Cheers lovelies!

“My proudest accomplishment isn’t sales or followers – it’s that I didn’t give up.”

05/09/2025

I've held back from telling any part of my "story" for so long. Today there's a little glimpse into where I have come from and I have to say I feel very proud.

thank you to everybody who has supported me and who continues to support me. I'm incredibly grateful xx

“My proudest accomplishment isn’t sales or followers – it’s that I didn’t give up.”

17/08/2025

The taste of summer! And so good for mental health. It’s a win win. 😀😀😀

12/08/2025

A couple of weeks ago I stepped out of my comfort zone big time. I nominated myself for an award. Now I was brought up to believe that "you don't blow your own trumpet" and saying anything about your achievements is "bragging". Well for 61 years I let somebody else's limiting beliefs hold me back. No longer. Ill health or not I will shout out loud and proud that I am in the top of my field when it comes to workplace mental health and resilience. I am one of the most resilient people I know and over the next few weeks I will share some of that. In the meantime, I will enjoy standing up and saying I deserve this nomination and I'm going to enjoy every moment :-)

06/08/2025

I think I’ve totalled ten hours sleep in five days, I’m exhausted. But we went swimming this evening and it was just what I needed, it gave me a bit of hope that this insomnia will improve one day. What are you crossing your fingers for?

26/07/2025

Hmm… next years seeds! That’s hope in a packet 🙂

21/07/2025

Good morning! Just picked lunch for today. I’ve been too tired to eat well recently so thought I’d go out and pick some goodies to incentivise myself. The tomatoes are gorgeous! What would be your favourite thing in the basket?

11/06/2025

Having a mental health condition alone does not make you a mental health expert. Please can we stop believing it does, because it’s misleading and unhelpful. # #

06/06/2025

Celebrating the small things! It all goes in the resilience bucket. Let’s boost each other by celebrating the small stuff! What are you celebrating?

06/06/2025

Celebrating the small things! It all goes in the resilience bucket. Let’s boost each other by celebrating the small stuff! What are you celebrating?