Hattie BlythAug 10, 20205 min readOne YearThis morning I looked at the notes on my phone. My notes are entirely populated with wholly ridiculous drunken messages to myself,...
Hattie BlythFeb 9, 20203 min readCatch Up from Second PlaceI find satisfaction with the Here and Now absolutely impossible. There’s always something else I should be doing, always a way I need to...
Hattie BlythDec 3, 20196 min readMental Health in a Political HellscapeIt’s really easy to feel as though we’re living in an age of global political and social futility. I mean, this is awful isn't it? After...
Hattie BlythNov 20, 20194 min readIdentityThe idea of fan fiction is quite interesting to me because it's the clearest sign that any time you put a story out into the world, it's...
Hattie BlythAug 2, 20196 min readThe Myth of Self CareIf I asked you to picture self care, what image would you conjure? I reckon you're probably picturing a bubble bath, candles, face mask,...
Hattie BlythJun 30, 20194 min readThe Middle GroundThe binary between mental health and mental ill health is often painted as black and white. We’re fine or we’re not. There are episodes...
Hattie BlythJun 15, 20193 min readSink into the FloorSink. I don’t know what my equivalent of the spoon gently tapping the inside of the teacup is, but right now I’m in the sunken place. The...
Hattie BlythJun 6, 20194 min readInternalisationOn the tube today I wrote a note on my phone of everything that’s wrong with me. It’s not a rib-tickling read. Everything went into that...
Hattie BlythMar 4, 20195 min readPublic rhetoric surrounding suicide and addiction in musicI wrote this piece the day Chester Bennington died. I'm reposting it today, in the wake of Keith Flint's suicide, because I think it's...
Hattie BlythFeb 9, 20197 min readThe Commodification of HappinessCards on the table- this probably isn’t going to be a post laden with popular opinions. But not a whole lot of my other opinions are...
Hattie BlythNov 8, 20184 min readAn Introduction to Pop Culture as Self CareMental illness is lonely. There's no two ways about it. Feeling misunderstood, trapped, hopeless, like everything is a battle. People can...