Believe In Bumble

In my first ever blog post (see Introduction to Believe in Bumble and Favourite Podcasts), I discussed the podcast Happy Place hosted by Fearne Cotton. One of her guests was Matt Haig, I had recently read his book "How to Stop Time" so was intrigued to listen to his experience with happiness. It was refreshing to hear Matt discuss his battle with anxiety and depression using language that I could understand. At the time I couldn't recognise how I was feeling as it felt so foreign to me but listening to Matt helped me identify how I was feeling. Being able to recognise how I was feeling was one of the factors that encouraged me to go and get help. During the podcast, they discussed Matt Haig's book "Reasons to Live" . I immediately downloaded the audiobook (read by Matt). Until I listen to Matt's book I never knew anyone felt the same way I did nor did I know how to articulate how I was feeling. One description that stood out to me was depression is ...

Hello! Welcome to my first blog post. I am a 22-year-old from London. I have decided to call my blog Believe in Bumble. Bumble has been my nickname since my teens due to my clumsy nature and the “Believe in” is because alliteration is soothing to the soul (or is that just me!?). I have recently been diagnosed with depression and anxiety, this blog to remind myself about the brighter side of life. My blog will be about whatever takes my fancy whether that is days out, baking, crafts, favourite products or book reviews. Today I am going to write about my top three favourite podcasts. Recently I have started to use podcasts as a coping strategy as they provide a helpful distraction and make me smile. The Guilty Feminist- Deborah Frances-White The first episode I listened to was Episode 12 “Worth” because it included special guest Sarah Millican, who is one of my favourite comedians. However, I quickly fell in love with the show. The show opens with Deborah and her specia...