A. SophieMy friend in GhanaThis beautiful little boy is 9 year old Desmond! He lives with his friends in the orphanage, he has cerebral palsy and was sadly rescued...
A. SophieGhana charity Another thing I enjoy taking the time and involving myself in is a small charity in Ghana I help to run and organise! The charity is an...
A. SophieI’m a nurse!!!!I’ve officially finished university and graduated as a fully qualified nurse. This is a HUGE achievement for me and has given me a big...
A. SophieWOPO family Towards the end of my second year at university I started to get really poorly struggling to make myself do the work and go into...
A. SophieThe reality of “fake it till you make it”This is something I what people say all the time. And is something I have been guilty of doing for the last few months. But I’m now...
A. SophieIce lollies and smiles I get asked so often how I do what I do and people always say they couldn’t do it. Being a nurse is a challenging job being an end of...
A. SophiePen pal ~ EleanorOne of the ways I cope and manage my mental health is letter writing! I’m lucky enough to have an old dear friend how understands and can...
A. SophieRelapse **TRIGGER WARNING**Haven’t been able to blog much lately. I’m in the middle of a rather nasty relapse and really struggling but felt it was important to...
A. SophieI’ve made it! (Well almost) In honour of world mental health I thought I’d post about my recovery and how far I’ve come! Today I started my final 12 week sprint to...
A. SophieLast day of lectures!Today is my last day of lectures before I go into my final placement! I can't really believe that I've actually managed to finish this...
A. SophieMood swings of feelings!Another part of BPD is the intense mood swings of feelings towards people. These drive me mad!! On a bad day I can go from being so in...
A. SophieTop 3 countries Before coming to university to study nursing I spent 2 years backpacking on and off. In that time I was soooooo lucky to see so many...
A. SophieLife of a student in Iran This is one of the many wonderful people I met in Calais. He shared his story with me and wanted me to continue to share it so people can...
A. SophieMy experience attachment issuesAttachment is one of the biggest problems I face with my BPD. It honestly is something that I struggle with daily and has a negative...
A. SophieRecovery This is what I think recovery looks like, it requires you to grow from your deepest roots, it’s not all flowers, there are weeds that pop...
A. SophieA brief of my BPDSince being diagnosed with BPD I have and continue to learn so much about it. So here’s my brief understanding of why I am the way I am!...
A. SophieThe reality of Calais 'Jungle'Though the jungle itself no longer exists the people who had inhibited it are still very much present. The destruction of the jungle...
A. SophieNursing in CalaisAs well as being a student nurse, I'm part of Nursing In Calais. Nursing in Calais is a group of my fellow student nurses that I got...
A. SophieHolla! I don't really know much about blogging or what to blog but I was told it would cool to keep track of all the stuff I've been up to so...