Vlog – Will Depression Come Back?
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I often get asked whether I am scared that depression will come back. My two bouts of depression were far and away the toughest times of my life, but no, […]
Category: MH Depression & Me
A Picture Paints a Thousand Words
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I love the new and exciting opportunities that have consistently presented themselves to me since I began writing. Recently I had the pleasure of taking part in a fantastic photo […]
Connecting the Dots
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‘You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have […]
Dear Matthew – Buckle Up Son!
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August 2013 Dear Matthew, Welcome back. You did it! I know how hard this last few months have been. I know that you didn’t think you’d make it, but you […]
Great Expectations
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A few things I never expected to be in my life: * mentally ill * a champion for mental health * a divorcee * a single parent * a published […]
Something Changed – Embracing Life’s Unexpected Detours
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This post was originally written for Positively Positive. Change. Apparently we don’t do the change thing very well. In fact, somewhere along the way it seems that we became so […]
Vlog – Life, it’s Not All Sunshine, Palm Trees & Hammocks!
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Every day we see the highlight reels of countless people’s lives on social media. It’s good for us to share these happy times with our friends and family, but it […]
Vlog – How it Feels to Live With the Black Dog
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My latest video discusses just how depression actually feels and why it is so, so far away from merely feeling sad or miserable. Imagine trying to ask someone that is […]
I Didn’t Want to Change, But Life Demanded that I Must…
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‘Matthew, you’ve changed…’ Yes, that’s right, I’ve changed. A lot. Depression and divorce will do that to a man, you see. Well, I say that, but that’s not necessarily true […]
On Tattoos & Transformation – The Meaning Beneath the Ink
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In 2006 I was transformed; painfully, permanently. That was the year I suffered a mental breakdown and spent the majority of the year surrounded by the thick fog of depression. […]