Category Archives: Choose Life: Honest Conversations

Fat Fridays: Putting Myself First, Through the Dark Nights, Brighter Days Will Come – 07.11.2025

This year, I have been through the motions, extreme highs and deep lows, with hostile periods of confusion and fear. I can’t tell you how much my perception has been altered or how many tears have rolled down my face. But I will most certainly try in due course. This year, I have made considerableContinue reading “Fat Fridays: Putting Myself First, Through the Dark Nights, Brighter Days Will Come – 07.11.2025”

Self-Care Sunday – 11.08.2024

Self-Care Sunday – 11.08.2024 Today, I’ve decided to take it easy and not put any pressure on myself. This week has been stressful, and my OCD has been on overdrive. Thoughts swirl around and around, hanging onto my every thought and infusing catastrophes from within. Why must I suffer in such a way? Why doesContinue reading “Self-Care Sunday – 11.08.2024”

Knowing Right from Wrong? Or Being Human? – 26.04.2024

Knowing Right from Wrong? Or Being Human? – 26.04.2024 Last night, I gave into my emotions and purchased a garlic bread pizza and two portions of fries. I was upset from a variety of situations that I have faced recently. When I arrived home, a friend called and listened as I complained about my challengesContinue reading “Knowing Right from Wrong? Or Being Human? – 26.04.2024”

Fat Fridays: Emotional Eating the Good Stuff? 19.04.2024

Recently, I completed a food shop, and it included the following items: I love Proper Chips, made with lentils, are 100% vegan, have no palm oil, and are only 66 kcal per pack. Every day, I’ve been eating these crips, and they are so good, but how do I stop myself from scoffing the entireContinue reading “Fat Fridays: Emotional Eating the Good Stuff? 19.04.2024”

Body – 23.03.2024

I’m chilling. In zones, my layers lay open. I’m free as a crow on any given day. The vibe is Afro Lofi, the moment is these words, the priority is mental health, and rest is at the top. Today is my day, and I will do whatever I choose to. I see my body daily;Continue reading “Body – 23.03.2024”

Fat Fridays: Dear Abuser(s) – 22.03.2024

Fat Fridays: After receiving the most unique news, I went downhill into a ten-day binge of takeaways. I attended a huge event for a family member, and it meant I had to encounter the people who were the cause of a great deal of trauma in my life. Indeed, you can NOT choose your family,Continue reading “Fat Fridays: Dear Abuser(s) – 22.03.2024”

Fat Fridays: Back to Basics – 20.01.2023

Fat Fridays: Back to Basics – 20.01.2023 I have been away for a while; when I say away, I mean operating offline. I felt it would help with my mind frame, hiding from toxic Twitter and telling tales via TikTok. However, there is something inside me that craves understanding and appreciation.      Often, I feelContinue reading “Fat Fridays: Back to Basics – 20.01.2023”

Fat Fridays: Am I Weak? Or is this a Form of Malfunctioning? Perhaps a Rebirth? – 05.08.2022

Lately, I’ve been in deep bouts of reflection, asking myself if my path is correct. Or the people around me pulling and pushing me in their perceived directions of my true pathway. Many people around me are holding me back from positive progression, kicking me into a corner and stomping on my creative energy. BeContinue reading “Fat Fridays: Am I Weak? Or is this a Form of Malfunctioning? Perhaps a Rebirth? – 05.08.2022”

Fat Fridays: BBQ Belly Buster – 22.07.2022

On the hottest day recorded in UK history, I received an invitation to attend a BBQ! Usually, I would decline, and to be honest with you, my only plan was to return home and try my best to cool down. However, I rarely go out due to my insecurities about my body and sometimes justContinue reading “Fat Fridays: BBQ Belly Buster – 22.07.2022”

Fat Fridays: Mindfulness in a World Full of Minds – 15.07.2022

For a long time, I’ve been mentally stuck in a weird space, with a deep fear of progress even though my main goal is to grow and succeed in this life. There have been a lot of significant changes in my life, added to the intangible factors of certain relationships, and I have experienced mentalContinue reading “Fat Fridays: Mindfulness in a World Full of Minds – 15.07.2022”

Fat Fridays: Therapy, Therapy, Therapy! – 17.06.2022

Fat Fridays: Therapy, Therapy, Therapy! – 17.06.2022 I’ve had another session with my new Therapist, and at the end, he asked me, how do I feel? And honestly? I was filled with relief. Finally, I opened up to someone and shared my past, present and potential future fears and jubilations.                 I have never doneContinue reading “Fat Fridays: Therapy, Therapy, Therapy! – 17.06.2022”

Fat Fridays: Who Really Cares About You? 20.05.2022

During my absence from work, I received several messages here and there. Some I received as people seeking a current topic to pass the time and ponder over a cup of tea or cigarette break. I mean, that is juicier than someone being on sick leave? Why is it that people feel the need toContinue reading “Fat Fridays: Who Really Cares About You? 20.05.2022”

Fat Fridays: No Time to Work Out? But I’ve just Finished a Netflix Season! – 13.05.2022

I would love to start classes at the gym, but I don’t have any time! Most nights, I turn on the TV, select Netflix and get comfortable on the sofa with a snack, usually plantain chips. Once I’ve finished a series, I crawl into bed during the early hours of the morning and feel aContinue reading “Fat Fridays: No Time to Work Out? But I’ve just Finished a Netflix Season! – 13.05.2022”

Fat Fridays: Colouring, Counselling and Conclusions – 06.05.2022

I have been struggling with my mental health over the last few months, and recently, it has become even more challenging lately. Things that were once grey in my life have now started to form colours, and if I’m candid about it, these memories are hard to process or even accept.      ‘I’m not sureContinue reading “Fat Fridays: Colouring, Counselling and Conclusions – 06.05.2022”

Fat Fridays: The User and the Provider – 29.04.2022

In my life exists some toxic people I never knew were toxic until I understood the types of toxicity that they have been injecting into my existence. For example, one person never calls me, and when I ring them, they complain that they’ve not heard from me for days! I’ll remind them they can contactContinue reading “Fat Fridays: The User and the Provider – 29.04.2022”