22/06/24, A 'Self Check-In' Story. Trigger warning - food, compensating behaviour #realcoverystories

1. The 'Hand on Heart' activity, follow along, video #realcovery

What's happening on Saturdays?! Introducing 'Self Check-in Saturdays' #realcovery

A Realcovery Eggsperience!

The Sparkle. This is #realcovery #realcoveryreflections

Who I was in relationships. This is #realcovery

‘No, not now’. Video 2. This is #realcovery

‘No, not now’. Video 1. This is #realcovery

Learning to pace is levelling up. This is #realcovery

Warm, safe, and breathing. This is #realcovery

While your lips are still red - Nightwish Cover #realnotperfect This is #realcovery

Can you keep a secret? Should you? This is #realcovery

Conversation from the hammock. The ‘labelled as not nice - trying to prove I’m nice’ pattern

Conversation from the hammock. My Real #realcovery

Weaving update. Creative actions for wellbeing. This is #realcovery

Conversation from the hammock. This is #realcovery

Creative actions for wellbeing - Weaving update! This is #realcovery

I did it! I sang. Part 4. This is #realcovery

Singing saves me and helps me cope with PTSD. Part 3. This is #realcovery

Trigger Warning - Description of Hysteroscopy procedure and information about the petition. Part 2.

Facing my possible PTSD related to Hysteroscopy, Part 1. This is #realcovery

Have you ever ‘done’ something, to please others, that goes against who you are? #realcovery

Here for the ride, not just the result. This is #realcovery

The Realcovery Scales. Off Sick - Not Sick and what is in between. This is #realcovery

The Realcovery Scales - the black and white extremes and the middle in between. This is #realcovery.

Self-talk or Self-squawk?! This is #realcovery

The #realcovery scales - finding the middle between discrimination and overcompensation.

How Functional Neurological Disorder, and my other conditions, show up visibly. #realcovery

What is Functional Neurological Disorder? I’m learning about it too, learning is #realcovery

I did not board the train to hyperfocus or mania today. This is #realcovery

Weaving - A creative action for wellbeing, wellness, and connection. This is #realcovery x

I closed my eyes and my body breathed me, as I listened to the rain. This is #realcovery

Hi. I’m Sue, founder of The Realcovery Lounge x

'Free Thought', a group poem written at The Realcovery Takeover Event, 12th November 2022.

Real is needed, Realcovery is needed, and I am so inspired after hearing Linda Wright speak!

Hahahaha! ‘Ooooo, fucked it up!’ 🎶😎🕺

People anchor me to the earth and keep me here. Real people. Thanks Ed Sheeran, for this song x

Dark version. Jingle Bells and Silent Night tune mash up sung on Smule.

A message for the t**t at the open mic night! Contains swearing.

The writing’s on the wall for this episode of depression. Yup. Singing to get my voice back.

My head and body are talking to each other again! They need each other x

I sang Wonderwall by Oasis, on Smule….. harmony too! Check me out, whoo hoo!!!

Singing used to boost energy and survive feeling sick #illnotstill #realnotperfect

I sing to survive, and thrive, and then live alive…..

‘Jar of hearts’ by Christina Perri, sung by Sue, on Smule

‘Tears of gold’ by Faouzia, sung by RealcoveryBird on Smule.

‘Pompeii’ by Bastille, sung by MayValhalla and RealcoveryBird on Smule.

‘Only love can hurt like this’ by Paloma Faith, sung by Realcovery Bird, on Smule.

‘Call me’ by Blondie, sung by Realcovery Bird on Smule.

‘Emmylou’ by First Aid Kit, sung by Judithabcd and Sue - RealcoveryBird on Smule.

‘Fireworks’ by First Aid Kit, sung by In_digo and RealcoveryBird on Smule

Sometimes things need to be unmade for them to grow….

It’s nearly Halloween!

‘Yellow’ by Coldplay, sung by Realcovery Bird, on Smule, whilst realcovering!

I woke up, now I live my life….. in realness.

Mood weather - playing in the shadows until the inner sun returns.

‘A girl like you’ by Edwyn Collins, sung by deusnova and RealcoveryBird, on Smule.

‘Why’ by Annie Lennox, sung by ivanm115 and realcoverybird, on Smule

Tips for sharing trigger warnings on social media- Mind the gap!

A day in the life of me, a long covid, long hauler.