by Sophina Khan | Oct 31, 2019 | Mental Health, Perspectives, Reflection, survival skills, survival skills, Transitional
So I promote surviving to thrive. If I am honest, I’ve felt impatient during my process, but I understand that it’s my ego and a part of me that needs success immediately. The curse and the blessing for me are that I am constantly able to...
by Sophina Khan | Sep 26, 2019 | Mental Health, Perspectives
*Please Note As an advocate for alternative ways to thrive, the process to mental wellness is better suited to those with mild to moderate mental health issues, such as stress, anxiety and depression. Those who have the mental capacity and are looking for...
by Sophina Khan | Aug 21, 2019 | Mental Health
Version 1 – ME All my life, I was ashamed to think I had any mental health issues. It wasn’t a choice whether I was crazy, I was told on a daily basis, that I was. These repeated affirmations bought me to a place of victimhood. It embedded within...
by Sophina Khan | Jul 28, 2019 | Mental Health, Reflection
I was first introduced to the aces model by Dr Andrew Coward (Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) lead west midlands combined authority) I first met Dr Coward, when I gave my personal story on the impact on a young person, if they are unable to access mental health...
by Sophina Khan | Jun 21, 2019 | Mental Health, Poems
I am not at my best when I suffer from mental unrest. Do I show others I can’t pass the test? ‘Your so strong’ they say as they wave my anxiety away ‘You can articulate’ they say as they turn and walk that way But I sit there and pray, for the day When someone will...
by Sophina Khan | Jun 13, 2019 | Mental Health, Poems
I sat there hungry not knowing what to do my bed was cold and empty. The silence pierced through. I was nothing without you…….. ‘Don’t be stupid’, my inside voices speaks ‘You were nothing anyway’, it squeaks. I sit there,...
