Category Archives: My Life

Me, my choices and my feelings.

Why We Need to be Mindful in a Mindless World

Posted on February 18, 2015 by Danielle Montgomery

The world moves at such a fast pace, it’s hard to keep up. Here’s my experiences of Mindfulness – the ancient meditation technique – and how I think it can help us improve our wellbeing. Continue reading →

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Why Moving Out Isn’t Just About Freedom – It’s About Letting Go

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Danielle Montgomery

The first weekend of living on my own is over, but this whole experience means more to me than just acquiring my freedom entitlements. It means letting a piece of me go. A piece that denied me of any freedom … Continue reading →

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2015: The Year of Doors Opening

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Danielle Montgomery

The first day of 2015 looked extremely bleak, however it really is true that new doors open when an old one finally closes. Continue reading →

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Five Things It’s Okay for Twenty-Somethings to Not Care About In 2015

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Danielle Montgomery

Five Things It’s Okay for Twenty-Somethings to Not Care About In 2015 – http://huff.to/1xUODv9

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It could have been amazing.

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Danielle Montgomery
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Writing with Mental Health

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Danielle Montgomery

This isn’t me writing about a mental health disorder; this is about what it’s like indulging in creative passions when you have a mental health disorder. And for me? It’s slow. Sometimes it’s so slow I actually stop. Thankfully I haven’t … Continue reading →

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What is Love?

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Danielle Montgomery

Love. Why, when we always question our conscious with this peculiar verb/noun/adjective, do we immediately try to decipher what ‘it is’? Can we even begin to call such a word so far removed from anything concrete and absolute, an ‘it’? … Continue reading →

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5 Reasons Why You ARE Good Enough

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Danielle Montgomery

All my life I have striven to be the best at everything I put my heart into – even my gifts have to be the most thoughtful and the most memorable. To have someone look at me and think negatively … Continue reading →

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Signs of Relapse during Eating Disorder Recovery.

Posted on February 19, 2014 by Danielle Montgomery

I’m sort of struggling on what to write here. I’ve started the post several times yet found my finger pressed firmly against the ‘delete’ button. I think there’s only one way to start this post; it begins with ‘I’ve’ and … Continue reading →

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Recovery

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Danielle Montgomery

Recovery was a word that never entered my vocabulary. I isolated the meaning of the word to such an extent, I actually believed ‘recovery’ was not a possibility. A fictional idea. However my operation forced things to move forward at … Continue reading →

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