self care – My Life In A Chair

My Journey With Mental Health So Far

One day, on a quiet afternoon, I was sat in the living room with the TV off. I had been watching something on Netflix earlier, but wasn’t really in the mood for whatever show it was, so I was now trying to have a nap. Trying and failing. I had so many thoughts bouncing aroundContinue reading “My Journey With Mental Health So Far”

Why I LOVE Myself (pt2)

Ify sat laughing in his chair. He is wearing a pink hoodie with blue sleeves and a black hood down behind his neck. Some shelves with figurines, some folders, stationary and a sign for his website "mylifeinachair.com" are visible in the background as well as an open door leading out to a yellow lit corridor.

“But my most significant step forward yet would come from something I once thought would cause me more pain than joy. Thankfully, I was wrong…”

Living With Carers: Making It Work

Young female caregiver in casualwear tying shoelaces of African American man with disability sitting in wheelchair in living room

Yesterday, a friend asked how I go about trying to live a normal life with very little space to myself. They were referring to the fact that I’ve now lived in care for 15 years. By that, I mean I have required physical assistance from another person to carry out one or more daily tasksContinue reading “Living With Carers: Making It Work”

The Grass Isn’t Always Greener

Sometimes I get lost thinking how things could’ve been different, but not in the way you might think.

Yesterday Doesn’t Have to Determine Tomorrow

Yes, spinal-cord injury is hard. But like so many other things in all our lives, it is just one of a myriad of past experiences that I live with in the present and doesn’t have to stop me from flourishing in the future.

Putting Myself First

Putting my well-being first has meant not being able to write, record or post as much content as I’d like… and I’m okay with that 😊

A Dream And Nothing More

Just a dream I once had. It was surreal and yet so real, unexplainable yet totally understandable, joyful and yet painful. You know, like most dreams… but not.

How To Build Your Resilience

How can we build our resilience? Well, I know how I try to maintain mine. Might work for you too.

Hot Sauce and Orange Pip

Many of us have asked or been ased “what we are most looking forward to returning to after the pandemic”. I think I actually finally have a good, non cjiché answer. This is about to get random.

A Very Odd Christmas

2020, the year when nothing went as expected. Not even Christmas.