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I Can Relate
Mental health can be overwhelming. But you are not on your own. Your experiences may seem surreal but its very likely others are also going through or have been through similar and that is what 'I can Relate' is here for. A blog & forum, created to provide a platform to share the true, lived experience of mental health, so that together we can support, encourage and provide helpful advice along the mental health journey. Through the sharing of blog posts and submissions via the forum, I Can Relate aims to gently remind each member, that they are never alone.
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'Fall Forward'
Denzel Washington famously said if you're going to fall then 'Fall forward'. It would be a super power if I was able to climb into...

Zoe Lola Paul
Mar 6, 20242 min read


Look to the light 💡
It's that time of year again, Winter is on our doorsteps and the chill is in the air. Darkness is also seeping in... At this time of the...

Zoe Lola Paul
Nov 14, 20231 min read


Traffic light meditation
For every driver and passenger getting caught by a Red Light is a regular occurence, it's unavoidable. What's your reaction when you stop...

Zoe Lola Paul
Sep 20, 20231 min read


Dopamine dressing…Yes it’s a thing!
´Dopamine is the feel good neurotransmitter that helps us feel pleasure as part of the brains reward system' I recently attended Notting...

Zoe Lola Paul
Sep 4, 20231 min read


1 in 4 people….
I am totally overwhelmed by the number of people I encounter daily who are oblivious to the complexities of mental health. But to be...

Zoe Lola Paul
Aug 23, 20232 min read


How to boost my Serotonin?
´Serotonin is a natural chemical the intestines and brain produce. It helps the body send messages between nerve cells and affects mood,...

Zoe Lola Paul
Aug 10, 20231 min read


Fighting Strong?
I've spent so many years dwelling on my life. Dwelling on mistakes. Situations. Past experiences. The same as everyone I have encountered...

Zoe Lola Paul
Jul 29, 20232 min read


‘A day will come when the story inside you will want to breathe on its own….
....that’s when you’ll start writing’ Sarah Novke ....I have been diagnosed with a brain disorder which impairs my thinking. The reason I...

Zoe Lola Paul
Jul 4, 20232 min read


They say that it can be triggered by trauma…..
Disassociation What is disassociation? When you feel disconnected from yourself and from the world. I have felt like this on numerous...

Zoe Lola Paul
Jun 25, 20233 min read


*Police no longer going out to Mental health crises?* - An interview with Kofi
Kofi is a man who has bipolar and has had various hospital admissions throughout his teens. ( just to state- neither of us in this blog...

Zoe Lola Paul
Jun 12, 20234 min read


Mental health awareness Month?
As soon as I was aware of it being mental health awareness month I questioned whether there should be a mental health awareness month....

Zoe Lola Paul
May 19, 20231 min read


A conversation with Brian about Mental health and the black community
Interviewer: Hello Brian: Hello, it's been too long Interviewer: It's lovely to hear your voice, quick introduction we met at Deliveroo...

Zoe Lola Paul
Feb 12, 20237 min read


Our very first visual podcast is live on Youtube!
Good morning! check out our very first visual podcast on youtube. We talk to guest speaker Keyz about young black men and mental health....

Zoe Lola Paul
Jan 25, 20231 min read


Tips to get through Blue Monday 💫
It’s blue Monday. The term was coined by psychologist Dr Cliff Arnall, who worked out a formula to show how the third Monday in January...

Zoe Lola Paul
Jan 16, 20231 min read


'I want to achieve goals, my focus is goals'
Rebz: What motivates me is achievements interviewer: Delving into the mental health side of things- is it tough to stay motivated in this...

Zoe Lola Paul
Jan 12, 20232 min read


Happy New Year!💛💫
Good day to you all. I hope wherever you are in the world you are feeling safe and In a good place mentally and physically. If not please...

Zoe Lola Paul
Jan 4, 20231 min read



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Jan 1, 20230 min read


"I had to ask God for a different path. I thank God that I learn't when I did"
The time when I really struggled was when I left where I grew up; Croydon. I ended up getting caught up in the wrong path I needed a way...

Zoe Lola Paul
Dec 18, 20206 min read


'You've got mail'- Newspaper Articles about Mental Health
Talking about how lockdown affects mental health doesn't make you a Covid-denier Owen Jones This is purgatory, a barren parody of real...

Zoe Lola Paul
Nov 25, 20204 min read
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