I have fit in ALL of the following.
From July 2007 to December 2016 I have...
- Got engaged
- Got married
- Set up The Raw Talent Company
- Founded the only existing General Branch of Equity in Scotland
- Got divorced
- Had a mental breakdown
- Lost weight
- Had a divorce party
- Went bankrupt
- Graduated from Edinburgh Uni with a CertHE in Forensic Science and Medicine and made some life long pals
- Produced 14 film projects with Shoogly Peg Productions and The Raw Talent Company
- Moved house and/or office 8 times
- Gained weight
- Spent a year working with adults with learning disabilities
- Was elected as Scotland rep for the British Psychological Society
- Set up Shoogly Peg Productions Ltd
- Got an article published in a science journal
- Mentored a young lad for 12 months to get him back on the straight and narrow
- Graduated from Abertay Uni with an Honours Degree in forensics, psychology, criminology and biology
- Set up Raw’s Paws
- Decided Helen Raw Ltd would be easier to manage everything, so set it up
- Elected to Equity’s Online Branch Committee
- Took over the running of British Actors Network - a 19,000 strong acting Facebook group with plans to develop an ‘off FB’ website for the group and associated limited company
- Accepted onto the Children’s Panel and start training towards a 2 year CertHE in the management of legal hearings
In the last 9 years, I've dealt with 4 of the 5 'most stressful life events', mostly all at the same time. Apparently, one of these will tip a normal human over the edge...all 5 at once...FUCK A DUCK ;-)
- Divorce
- Moving
- Mental Breadown
- Job Loss (worked in same school as hubby and his new woman and left to save my sanity and dignity - losing £18,000pa in one afternoon!)
- I'm adding bankruptcy to this list cos it doesn't get much more stressful than that!
By fuck though, I'm still here.
Sending much love to all my fellow mentals xxx
Sending much love to all my fellow mentals xxx
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