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Motherhood, mental illness and me: Why I’m marking Maternal Mental Health Day and Week

Motherhood, mental illness and me: Why I’m marking Maternal Mental Health Day and Week

by Sophie Mei Lan | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized

Last week, I found myself on the floor crying with my mental health drugs scattered around me. “I just don”t know what medication I’m taking,” I wailed. It all sounds very over the top for a simple issue as not understanding a prescription. But...
Hotter Shoes: Stylish but comfortable shoes for wide feet

Hotter Shoes: Stylish but comfortable shoes for wide feet

by Sophie Mei Lan | Oct 18, 2018 | Reviews, Sponsored

When I was a teen I gave up on wearing nice shoes because I have size 7 extra wide feet (my husband lovingly calls them “Shrek feet”). Growing up, I would have to cram my big feet into what I called “granny shoes.” There were no dainty or stylish shoes that would fit...
Men’s Mental Health: “I lost my friend to suicide”

Men’s Mental Health: “I lost my friend to suicide”

by Sophie Mei Lan | May 5, 2018 | Uncategorized

 I often talk about my own struggle with mental illness and those of people close to me. But I realise an issue that I haven’t touched on, is men’s mental health… Welcome to a whole new world of stigma.  Yet suicide is the main cause of death in men...
Career Change: I gave up my dream job to be a Stay-at-Home-Mum & Super Blogger

Career Change: I gave up my dream job to be a Stay-at-Home-Mum & Super Blogger

by Sophie Mei Lan | Jan 24, 2017 | Life, Media, Popular posts

We all have that “argh what am I doing with my life moment?!” But many of us refuse to change the direction in which we’re going as it is easier to stay within your comfort-zone. Doing the “norm” whether that be working Mon-Fri 9-5,...
So I'm "boring" now I don't drink alcohol 

So I'm "boring" now I don't drink alcohol 

by Sophie Mei Lan | Dec 14, 2016 | Life, Society

You know when someone’s out for a fight.  They’re hunched over with their muscles tensed, looking up beyond their furrowed brow, ready to pounce at fellow drunkards, if someone so much glances at them in what they perceive the “wrong”...
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