Author Archive: Rachel Kelly

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Writing The Happy Kitchen

Writing The Happy Kitchen

Ever since my last major depressive episode just over a decade ago, I’ve sought to embrace a holistic attitude to my own mental health. For me it’s been a case of both ‘push’ and ‘pull’. ‘Push’, in the sense that, like many others, I’ve experienced some of the debilitating side-effects of antidepressant medication. These include […]

February 3, 2017 | By | 1 Reply More
Why I Decided To Write About Mental Health

Why I Decided To Write About Mental Health

I decided to write a memoir about my own experience of debilitating depression because I felt that I had something to say that might help someone. Although I was desperately ill, had suffered two major depressive episodes and been hospitalised, I did recover. I now consider myself well, and wanted to share what I had […]

February 28, 2016 | By | 4 Replies More