What a PTSD Flashback Is Like and How to Help
PTSD Symptoms Video PTSD Lived Experience PTSD in a Medical Setting The de-mystification of PTSD Many people living with PTSD or working within a medical setting do not really understand the process going on inside the person experiencing a PTSD flashback – here’s to enlightenment… I asked a creative genius to make a whiteboard animation […]
Winter ’25 Update
We’re getting back on track! We’re going to be back to normal for January ’26, providing Marie keeps her acrobatic stunts to a minimal! In the meantime we’ve been working on lots of other things in the background from re-opening our shop, launching our emergency colouring book and planning new groups for 2026… read on […]
The Nothing Box – men and women’s brains
A talk by Mark Gungor on the difference between how men and women think Mark Gungor is known for exploring the fundamental differences between men and women and offers strategies for understanding and appreciating those differences. He’s also funny! https://youtu.be/SWiBRL-bxiA?si=LkuXumJ0BXmPAzW3 About Mark Mark Gungor’s breakthrough came with his “Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage” […]
FREE Wellbeing Event 5th April
FREE Wellbeing EventSaturday, 5 April⋅9am – 2pmIvybridge Leisure CentreErme Court, Leonards Rd, Ivybridge PL21 0SL, UK Sponsored by Ivybridge Leisure Centre This event has ended – you missed a great day out including Sound Baths, Facials and Reiki Healing as well as fun with wheelchairs, tennis tips and arty projects plus much much much more! […]
Chronic! Issue Four
focus on food and real-life stories Welcome to our fourth incarnation of CHRONIC! This edition contains real-life stories of living with chronic illness, foods to help lower blood sugars and foods to help mitigate pain. We’ve also got a classifieds/sponsors section included this time along with more information about who we are, what we do […]
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My Migraine Journey: A Fight for Relief and Support
I truly believe that by connecting, we can make this journey a little less isolating. Helen Maddock Six years ago, my life took an unexpected turn. I started experiencing debilitating migraines that quickly escalated. After reaching out to my doctor, I was sent to see a neurologist—little did I know, this was just the beginning […]
Chronic! Issue Three
2025 groups & in-person gigs Welcome to our third newsletter! This is just a quick update on our new groups and in-person sessions we have organised for 2025. Our online groups are every Tuesday. We guarantee to be available online at 10.30am every Tuesday for our drop-in session and we have added three new groups […]
Accessible or not accessible? – SOUTH BRENT
accessible or not accessible? – SOUTH BRENT Here’s a chair side view of wheeling in South Brent, Devon… It’s 2 minutes 10 seconds of a perspective you may not understand – but you will after watching this… We were asked if we could see how accessible it is for a manual wheelchair user to get […]
Chronic! Issue Two
Headaches, Migraines and More Welcome to our second newsletter! Our wonderful Editor, Fabi Abi has been busy researching and sorting out information for this month’s main topic – we also showcase the ‘I Can’ range of books for younger children who live with anxiety related conditions, as well as JR E-Learning who provide simple, easy […]
Libraries Unlimited Book Awards
Devon £50 Prize Draw Book Awards from Libraries Unlimited Recognising the role libraries play in providing accessible information, activities, and community support, the Book Awards aim to highlight and promote reading by spotlighting the most borrowed books of the past year in Devon Libraries, and inviting the public to vote for their favourites. The campaign […]
Made by Millie
Art Therapy is a great way for people living with chronic conditions to focus on something ‘other‘, which is why we showcase our group members who create art and crafts to keep themselves sane! Introducing our creator: Millie Millie is one of our crafty group members, she is a talented and gifted artist who enjoys […]
Chronic! Issue One
Know Your Rights Welcome to our first newsletter! Our wonderful Editor, Fabi Abi has been busy sorting out information so you know what is available out there for you to make your employer aware of – including the Access To Work Scheme which provides funding to help you in the workplace environment – we didn’t […]
Can Dr Bach’s Flower Remedies help you?
Most of us have heard of Bach’s Rescue Remedy – but it turns out that the wonderful Dr Bach made more than one Flower Remedy to help us on our journey through life… Both Marie, Debby and Blue Karrot were alerted to the power of Dr Bach’s Remedies during Kinesiology sessions with Trish West in […]
Turning challenges into change by getting involved in health data research
Discover the unique stories and perspectives of patients and members of the public in the HDR UK Voices community, learning how our voices are improving lives through health data research. Tony’s Story Your voice, your story. HDR UK Voices is a growing network of people who want to use their voices to help shape and […]
Mental Health Awareness Week
Is it a ‘Something’ day, week or month…? If you have the right calendar or the right notifications, it seems that every day is a Something Day! Some days are even Something & Something Else Day. We also have Something Weeks and Something Months. Most of these are earnest efforts to highlight the plight of […]
Making Sense of Mental Health
The World Health Organisation recognises World Mental Health Day on 10th October every year. The theme of 2022’s World Mental Health Day, set by the World Federation for Mental Health, was, ‘Make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority’. How can it be made a priority when most professionals don’t understand the basics? […]
Accessible Pavements? You decide!
Wheelchair Adventures in Narnia Rogue & DJ Marie travelled through Totnes, Devon, to show you how to tackle the basics of wheeling around accessible[?!] places… Video List 1: lampost Obstacles… Yes, this is a real issue for chair users you abled numnuts… 😉 https://youtu.be/EtCUU8udFew 2: Tree root Obstacles… In this video the trees are against […]
Wheelchair on a Bus Demo
In this episode of our wheelchair adventures, ‘DJ’ Marie demonstrates how easy it is to use the bus in a chair… Bus drivers are very helpful and careful as you can see, we hope this video demystifies buses for you, because taxis aren’t always available when a chair user wants one… Filmed with permission from […]
Hot-Mess Street Wheeling
Wheelchair Adventures – In this episode Warrior ‘DJ’ Marie highlights the truth about wheeling along pavements on your behalf… Watch Marie whizz along the crazy paving, dodging all obstacles in her way. If you think pavements are wheelchair friendly – we’re going to change your perspective. Sit back and enjoy this two minute ride with […]
Cobbles in a wheelchair demo
Ever wondered what it’s like to go over cobbles in a wheelchair? Here’s your chance, just pretend you are in the driving seat and take a wheel with Rogue through the ‘accessible’ areas of Saltram House… Location Saltram House, Plympton, Plymouth, Devon, PL7 1UH Access Accessible parking available. There is an uneven cobbled surface to […]
A Message for all Seasons
It’s what’s inside that counts… A message from Stars of Wellbeing Film Director, Julian Freeman and friends Remember everything that you bring to the world, not just at Christmas time, but always. Love is You shaped after all. Seasons Greetings everyone! Julian Stars Of Wellbeing Members of the Rogue Debby CIC team met Julian at […]
Escape the dark with accidental Art-Therapy
As many of us do with chronic conditions, I received some life changing news this week about my CMT’s progression. After many consultations with specialists over the past 12 months I’ve been told that I have to undergo more surgery in 2022. Specifically spinal surgery as well as both a knee and ankle replacement on […]
Identifying a PTSD episode
An introduction to signals and symptoms indicating onset of a PTSD episode and how to mitigate it. don’t be like me and lose friends and loved ones by not understanding your reactions to trauma. Adapt my worksheet for yourself, if it can help you and those around you. Rogue Debby Admittedly, this is a long […]
Wheelchair Portable Ramp Demo
It’s easy to use, lightweight and doesn’t mind being thrown around! Rogue Debby has many physical, as well as mental health issues… ‘DJ’ Marie has the same wheelchair as Rogue, so she decided to send her a video demonstrating how portable this little wheelchair ramp is… It’s worth a watch just because of how ridiculous […]
Checking in on friends
Tips for talking about mental health These top tips are from the mental health organisation ‘Time to Change‘ my favourite, and the one I use most with my friends is number 3 – Be Patient – don’t give up. We know that opening up to mental health is not always easy. Doing small things can […]
Top Tips for stressful medical appointments
Use your ‘Smarts’ Life is very stressful at the moment the backlog of appointments in the health service is only ramping up our anxiety issues – a lot of us go blank under pressure and when appointments are few and far between – we panic that we may forget the little things along with the […]
Psychological Fear vs Practical Fear
and Intended Strategy… This video was created by a young dancer contemplating his reaction to the fear he had when diagnosed with Covid-19. Yes, it’s a ten minute video – but rest assured, he is engaging and has some very valid points for all of us with anxiety issues, watch on… May learn something new. […]
How to get massage therapy to work for you
and your needs… This article is by qualified massage therapist Kylie of Cornish Massage & Wellbeing Why should I get a massage? “People ask me this almost daily… I honestly believe that everyone should get a massage. But – there are so many treatments and therapists out there, which one do you choose? “First things […]
Buck the trend – Be You!
Going through troubled times with a troubled body and a troubled mind can make us forget our sense of self, wouldn’t it be nice to just be ourselves? Colour yourself happy! We may not be the people we once were – but, importantly what we are is the old us with a few more skills […]
CIC not-for-profit status achieved!
Latest News: We are now a CIC! This is a document which says that the Registered Company Rogue Debby CIC is legally obliged to be nice to people in the community instead of just morally guilt-ridden. Laws… who’d a thunk it was necessary?! We are just giddy that we finally got the application right… Thanks […]
2 simple tips to help dial-down our crazy!
Constantly feeling Anxious? Stressed? Panicky? Reduce your caffeine intake Reduce your sugar consumption It turns out that limiting our consumption of processed sugary foods and caffiene can make a huge difference to our anxiety levels… Within a couple of days you should feel less ‘crazy’ AND – bonus – if your body moves slow, you’ll […]
A Quick Guide to Spoon Theory
Living with a chronic illness doesn’t have to consume us. These 3 quick guides provide tips + strategies on how to use Spoon Theory to best effect.