Magazine Published article featuring ME & HER

Her Canberra magazine published an article featuring me: Karen Tyrrell and my recovery story ME & HER: a Memoir of Madness. She shared my ten top tools for eliminating STRESS.

Her Canberra journalist, Belladonna Took wrote a powerful article “Open Your Mind – Mental Health Week 2012” with staggering statistics on mental illness.

“One in five Australians will experience a mental illness this year.”

Belladonna shared how I recovered from mental illness.

“Karen Tyrrell, mental health advocate and author of Me & Her: A Memoir of Madness, developed bipolar disorder after being repeatedly harassed by parents when she was a school teacher.

Karen has now successfully overcome her illness and she shares with us her tips for staying mentally well and healthy.

“We strive to be Super mums and dads, Super spouses and Super achievers,” Karen says. “We unwittingly say yes to all that’s asked of us, loading more stress onto our already over-strained lives. Stress severely affects our mental and physical health, our overall sense of well-being.”

“Here are my top tips for diminishing stress. These have been recommended by industry leaders and which I successfully use on a daily basis.”

1. EXERCISE
The greatest stress reliever of all, but this is also the most neglected. Start the day with a brisk walk. Relax with stretches and yoga. The key for making this work for you is to find a routine and be consistent.

2. LEARN TO SAY NO AND DELEGATE TO OTHERS

Recognize when you feel overwhelmed and request help.

3. INFUSE LAUGHTER INTO YOUR LIFE
Laugh out loud. Smile. Tell jokes. Have fun. A great stress reliever.

4. LIGHTEN UP
Say “everything will be OK.” Positive self-talk and gratitude empowers you to cope and to relax. You ARE what you think!

I offer 30 top WELLNESS tools and tips for living a mentally healthy life in my free eBook. Download here for FREE.

Top 30 Tools for Wellness. Healthy mind , Happy day

Read the Full Story “Open Your Mind – Mental Health Week 2012”

How can we become more resilient against mental illness?

How can we fight the stigma and break down the barriers?
Love to hear what you think.

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Susan King

October 9, 2012 at 9:55 am

I love Karen’s energy and her frankness about her journey. She is so supportive for other people who have mental issues too, by taking the stigma and stuffing it into the garbage where it belongs. Thank you Karen.

Karen

October 9, 2012 at 10:07 am

Thanks Susan for coming along here with your very kind words of support. Love you comment about stigma! LOL.
Good luck with your entry 🙂

Kaleigh

October 9, 2012 at 11:07 am

I would love a free copy of your book considering I am very new to my own diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder. Thank you for writing the book and for helping others! 🙂

fai Moloney

October 9, 2012 at 11:08 am

I am doing a MHFA course soon and of course will be telling all about your book, but in the tips for Me I love the 4th about lightening up that it leads to 3 and the ability then to do 2 then have the head energy to do 1. I would love a copy to show my people
cheers and thankyou for being you Fai

Art Antonious

October 9, 2012 at 11:23 am

Excellent and well presented article. Very useful information to everyone to benefit from the experience and preventative health tips. Well done Karen & Belladonna! Your both work together beautifully and compliment each other as awesome writers.

Michele Fowler

October 9, 2012 at 5:22 pm

My top tip for diminishing stress is to hang out with a happy little child. My four and a half year old nephew is great medicine for me – he’s always so happy and chattery (sometimes too much lol) but always a good source of acceptance, tolerance and love.

Jayne Swan

October 9, 2012 at 8:04 pm

My tip Karen is not to worry about what you think others think about you. I know that probably sounds a bit odd. But I believe that we worry too much about how we are percieved by others. Really we have no control over it so why worry.

October 9, 2012 at 9:00 pm

Hi Kaleigh, Lovely to meet you.
ME & HER will guide you to Recovery and teach you wellness skills.
Please download my FREE eBook 30 Tools for Wellness.
http://www.karentyrrell.com/free-ebook-30-tools-mental-wellness/ …
Please let me know what you think Karen 🙂

October 9, 2012 at 9:02 pm

Thanks Fai for being so enthusiastic about ME & HER. My recovery memoir will show your people how to develop their own wellness plan.
Please download my FREE eBook 30 Tools for Wellness.
http://www.karentyrrell.com/free-ebook-30-tools-mental-wellness/ …
Please let me know what you think …Karen 🙂

October 9, 2012 at 9:04 pm

Thanks Art for your fabulous support for my Stress-less tips Published in a magazine today. Good luck with your entry 🙂

October 9, 2012 at 9:09 pm

Hi Michelle, lovely to meet you over here. Love your stress-less strategies 🙂
Please download my FREE eBook 30 Tools for Wellness for MORE tips.
http://www.karentyrrell.com/free-ebook-30-tools-mental-wellness/ …
Please let me know what you think …Karen 🙂

October 9, 2012 at 9:10 pm

Hi Jayne, Thanks for adding me as a friend over Facebook. Love your “sanity” tip.
Please download my FREE eBook 30 Tools for Wellness.
http://www.karentyrrell.com/free-ebook-30-tools-mental-wellness/ …
Please let me know what you think …Karen 🙂