This week has been mental health awareness week and to recognise the occasion, I want to share 10 inspirational mental health blogs:
1. 365 Days a Year
This blog follows the life a woman in her 40s as a recovering alcoholic and try to dismiss some of the stereotypes surrounding what makes an alcoholic.
Read: 365 Days a Year
2. MakeItUltra Psychology
This blog is run by a mental health professional who provides psychoeducational information with his intention to motivate, inspire, and uplift anyone who visits.
Read: MakeItUltra Psychology
3. One Blog, One Day at a Time
This blogger is a mother, wife and has a decade of working in the mental health sector. Plus she struggles with anxiety and depression on a daily basis and uses her blog to spread awareness of mental health.
Read: One Blog, One Day at a Time
4. Amy Oestreicher
Amy Oestreicher is an author, speaker, actress, artist and songwriter. She grew up believing thar her entire life would be dedicated to the performing arts. Now, she is also a survivor and “thriver” of sexual abuse, 27 surgeries, coma, organ failure, and the PTSD that comes from ten years of trauma – or what she now calls my “beautiful detour.” She uses her self titled blog to promote and share her creative works plus inspire others who go through trauma to follow their dreams.
Read: Amy Oestreicher
5. BPD and Coping with Anxiety
This blog is about a girl’s personal journey, self-discovery, expression and coping methods for her anxiety and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). She hopes that maybe the techniques she has learnt about herself could help others struggling through the same things.
Read: BPD and Coping with Anxiety
6. The Post-it Note
This blog is about a lady who has suffered depression, anxiety and trauma since a child. Now she wants to share her experiences plus raise awareness of positivity and self love.
Read: The Post-It Note
7. My Beautiful Trauma
This blog follows the story of a woman who was adopted from Romania in 1990, rejected by her adoptive family and diagnosed with several medical conditions. This is her journey of trying to figure out her belonging from a broken upbringing and share her resilience and perseverance.
Read: My Beautiful Trauma
8. The Nerdy Lion
This blog shares the tips and tricks of overcoming stress, depression and anxiety plus how to make life as happy as possible.
Read: The Nerdy Lion
9. Stress Well
Everybody faces stress throughout their lives and there is no way to get rid of it. However, there are ways to manage it and this blog gives advice on how to stress well.
Read: Stress Well
10. Amanda Gene
Amanda Gene is a blogger who shares her life living with sight loss. Also, this month she has begun a mental health series sharing her own experiences of depression, anxiety and body disfunction disorder. Her aim to raise awareness of mental health make other aware they are not alone.
Read: Amanda Gene
Are you a mental health blogger and eager to get more readers and followers? Or can you recommend some other mental health blogs? Then please share your links in the comments box below.
Also please check out my own mental health blog posts;
- NHS at 70: Conquering my mental health
- 6 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques
- 5 Factors that cause mental health problems in people with physical disabilities
