Tag Archives: anti-depressants

Extreme self-care

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Katherine Baldwin

A few Fridays ago, I took my first anti-depressant, just half the dose my doctor had prescribed. On the Saturday, I took the remainder of the scored pill I’d sliced in half the day before. Then on the Sunday, I … Continue reading →

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The answer is spiritual

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Katherine Baldwin

At the end of my yoga workout at home this morning – done to a lovely DVD a friend put me on to, Ali MacGraw, Yoga, Mind & Body – a definition of Namaste (the salutation often spoken in a … Continue reading →

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The life I want to lead

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

Have you ever had the feeling that the life you’re leading is so far removed from what you want it to be or what you expected it to be at this age or stage of your existence? I had that … Continue reading →

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Be still my beating heart

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Katherine Baldwin

I have a box of anti-depressants in my handbag. Citalopram to be precise. I’ve opened the box and read the leaflet but the foil is intact, the pills unswallowed. I picked them up after seeing my GP on Monday. They’ve … Continue reading →

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