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My SSI Fellowship: Supporting Mental Health in the Research Software Community
12 Mar 2025
12 Mar 2025
In December, I was delighted to be named a 2025 Fellow of the Software Sustainability Institute (SSI). For my fellowship, I will be continuing the discussion around mental health in the research software community.
How Writing Saved My Life
14 Jan 2022
14 Jan 2022
I’ve always been a big reader and have often dreamed about becoming a writer, but I never imagined that writing would one day save my life.
Let's Talk About... Losing Faith
22 May 2020
22 May 2020
I struggled with many things when I was suffering from depression and anxiety, including issues surrounding my career, my relationships, my social life… It’s too much to talk about all at once, so I want to break it down and focus on one thing at a time. The following is based...
The Journey
18 May 2020
18 May 2020
Last year, I wrote a short story for a competition by Mind, the mental health charity. The story, ‘The Journey’, was shortlisted but didn’t win any of the top prizes. Given that I wrote the story specifically for the competition, I didn’t really know what else to do with it,...
Let's Talk About... Sleep and Insomnia
04 Apr 2020
04 Apr 2020
So, this is the first entry in what I’m calling “Let’s Talk About…”, which is based on my personal battle with mental health problems, my notes from therapy and my own research/experience of trying to live a happier life.
Working from Home: Tips
23 Mar 2020
23 Mar 2020
A lot of you will have started working from home as the coronavirus pandemic continues and many of you won’t have had to do this before and may not be used to it. It takes some time to adapt and to find a balance of happiness and productivity, but it can...
Introduction - Let's Talk About Mental Health
22 Mar 2020
22 Mar 2020
For most of the last decade, I have been struggling with a range of mental health issues, including depression, anxiety and insomnia. I suffered on and off for a very long time before finally getting the help I needed and managing to turn my life around.
Writing 'The Journey'
07 Jun 2019
07 Jun 2019
I recently submitted a story called ‘The Journey’ to an online competition. As it was Mental Health Awareness Week recently - and the competition was run by Mind, the mental health charity - I wanted to talk a bit about the story and how I came to write it.
How to be Champion
23 Jan 2019
23 Jan 2019
One of the things that I wanted to talk about on this blog is mental health. Specifically, I want to share my own experiences and some of the things that helped me with my recovery and continue to help me to be in my day-to-day life. In this post, I want...