mental health – Jodi May

The Crown

November 26, 2020November 18, 2020 by Jodi May

The Crown is a very powerful thing…You became my Achilles’ heel; the thing that set me apart and left me open for attack. And one day, you didn’t belong to me at all but to someone else entirely.

When Emily Met Erika (HSA Flashback)

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 by Jodi May

The day Emily first encountered Erika Waterstone, the pretty, mysterious new girl at school, unaware just how important she would be in Emily’s life from that day onward…

I Was Not Raped

November 1, 2020April 20, 2019 by Jodi May

The tale of a girl – any girl (you, me – anyone) – and the events that led up to that one afternoon that changed her life forever. A short story which asks the very important question: What is consent? Click here to read

Top Motivational Songs

July 10, 2017September 2, 2014 by Jodi May

Feeling like you’re in a rut? Not sure what to do with your life or know and don’t know how to get there? Is there something stopping you? I hate to say it but a lot of the time, it’s you that’s stopping you. What you need is some motivation. Love music? Does it inspire you? Well here is my list of Top Motivational Songs to get you in gear.

The Beautiful State of a Disastrous Nature

October 27, 2020June 20, 2014 by Jodi May

Depression:

Severe, typically prolonged, feelings of despondency and dejection.

“Self-doubt creeps in and that swiftly turns to depression.”

Fat or Curvy?

July 11, 2017July 1, 2013 by Jodi May

Whatever happened to female idols such as Marilyn Monroe? A UK size 14 and one of the sexiest women in history. What I want to know is when did it become “cool” to be skinny? Corsets were made to accentuate curves and old film stars had a lot of them. Did it happen overnight? Over the course of years or a decade? If so, when, why and how did we ever let it happen.

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The Come Down

July 11, 2017June 26, 2013 by Jodi May

There comes a point where you begin to fall from your high. The come down.

It’s a gradual process starting with one tiny knock that will send you spiralling down. It starts with the occasional five minutes of sadness. Then it escalates to weeping all of a sudden late at night when you realise there’s no one there to talk to. Soon, it begins to take over your life. It’s harder to get up in the morning. You have no motivation to do anything. All you want to do is lie in bed, hiding under your duvet away from the big bad world. You burst out into tears and cry uncontrollably for a few minutes, and then you’re fine.