“The following insights are offered from the perspective of Shahd 2025, a personal identifier I use for reflective commentary. ‘Shahd’ is short for ‘Shahdaroba,’ a… Read More »A Life Marked By Loss: Regret And The Weight Of Unspoken Words
This next story is a raw and honest account. It takes you inside a mental health hospital dayroom. Experience the struggles, isolation, and tiny glimmers… Read More »Finding Myself in the Dayroom
My recent posting about James, a young man facing endless health challenges, that were affecting him physically and mentally, made me think of a similar… Read More »Learning The Hard Way
I searched myself for why would this happen to me and my baby? What had I done? Should I have gone straight to the hospital… Read More »When Time Is Not Always On Your Side
Exposure to bullying, violence, or unkindness in the family home can lead to a lifetime of concern. It has taken a lot of bottle for… Read More »Violence In The Home Values Of A Different Era
For weeks, she had been grappling with an unsettling sense of unease, as if an unseen presence lurked just beneath the surface. The uncertainty surrounding… Read More »Memories Of A Strange Sensation
Mental health can strike at any time. In its mildest form depression makes everything harder to do and less worthwhile. At its worst, it can… Read More »A Light At The End Of The Tunnel
I found the following eerie story in an old newspaper clipping (Shields Gazette 2005). The story was wrapped around Boldon Colliery Coal Mine. (Boldon Colliery… Read More »Boldon Colliery: A Haunting Legacy