EXCLUSIVE INSIGHT INTO THE HISTORY OF TIME TO TALK DAY ON I’M NOT DISORDERED | TIME TO TALK DAY 2026

‘Time to Talk Day 2026 will be held on 5 February 2026. This event is a significant initiative aimed at promoting open conversations about mental health and wellbeing, encouraging individuals to listen and share their experiences. It is a day for everyone to come together to break down stigma and support one another's mental health.’

Time to Talk Day - Mind

You won’t believe how stressful this post has been! So, it usually takes me about a week to create a blog post of a decent length and the graphics to accompany it, but it wasn’t until February 3^rd that I realised Time To Talk Day was coming up very soon and I had no content for it! At first, I messaged fellow mental health Blogger Martin Baker (of www.gumonmyshoe.com) and I said it was only two days – but when I started writing content that was about prioritising and the fact that my Mum’s Birthday is the same day of Time To Talk Day I realised that’s actually three days (Mum’s Birthday is February 6^th). Then, I googled and it turns out Time To Talk Day is just the first Thursday of February and that yes, this usually lands on the 6^th but this year it is actually the 5^th – so my maths ended up, sadly, being correct and I was back to not only rushing the content but also, finding a new topic because it is, in fact, not on my Mum’s Birthday(!). So, with two days’ notice, the best I could do was to run through the archive of previous Time To Talk Day posts and providing some insider, exclusive insight into each one…

DAY TWENTY-THREE | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“Words do two major things: they provide food for the mind and create light for understanding and awareness.”

Jim Rohn

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Twenty-Three and this twenty-third post is all about the beneficial impact there is if you – as a content creator – utilise awareness dates as the theme and/or inspiration for your content. Maximising these dates as topics and to provide ideas for your content, can be instrumental to attracting followers and maintaining the following you already have. So, keep reading to find out why and how using awareness dates, can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY TWENTY | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“Up to a point, you welcome being interrupted because it is only by interacting with other people that you get anything interesting done!”

Ken Robinson

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Twenty and this twentieth post is all about the beneficial impact there is if you – as a content creator – provide encouragement and endorsement of two-way engagement. This can be done in numerous ways and subsequently, can have countless benefits and positive influences on your followers. So, keep reading to find out why and how endorsing two-way engagement can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY EIGHTEEN | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go!”

Dr. Seuss

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Eighteen and this eighteenth post is all about the beneficial impact there is if you – as a content creator – have a knowledge, understanding, and awareness of some broader issues on your context and theme. I’ll be discussing some of my thoughts on the broader issues around my own content’s theme of mental health, how I’ve utilised that knowledge, and why I think doing so is so important. So, keep reading to find out why and how having a broader awareness can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY SEVENTEEN | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“A goal is a dream with a deadline!”

Napoleon Hill

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Seventeen and this seventeenth post is all about the beneficial impact there is if you – as a content creator – determine a goal or numerous goals (depending on what is more appropriate) from the very offset of creating content. I’ll talk about my own goals in content creation, as well as look at ways for you to achieve your goals and reasons why they’re so important. Keep reading to find out why and how making goals can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY SIXTEEN | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“Create your own visual style… Let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.”

Orson Welles

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Sixteen and this sixteenth post is all about the beneficial impact there is if you – as a content creator – recognise the importance and significance of the design and visuals with your content. In this post, I’ll be looking at why these things can matter so much, how you can judge which are the best graphics, and methods of creating visuals in content creation. Keep reading to find out why and how consistency can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY FIFTEEN | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives. It’s what we do consistently.”

Tony Robbins

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Fifteen and this fifteenth post is all about the beneficial impact there is if you – as a content creator – utilise consistency in creating your content. In this post, I’ll be discussing the benefits to doing this, the consequences to forgetting to use this skill and quality, and the impact it could have on your readers. Keep reading to find out why and how consistency can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY FOURTEEN | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“Any article is good. Long as it’s publicity, I think that’s all that matters. I think it’s advancement for my career.”

Brian Wilson

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Fourteen and this fourteenth post is all about the beneficial impact there is if you – as a content creator – utilise the press and seek publicity for your content. In this post, I’ll be sharing advice on writing press releases and creating Media Kits as well as talking about being in the press in regard to blogging. Keep reading to find out why and how media appearances can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY THIRTEEN | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“I think one of life’s great milestones is when a person can look back and be almost as thankful for the setbacks as for the victories.”

Bob Dole

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Thirteen and this thirteenth post is all about the beneficial impact there is if you – as a content creator – celebrate the milestones in your content creation. In this post, I’ll be looking at exactly what is meant by a ‘milestone’ for content creators, why they’re important, and how to celebrate them publicly. I’ll also be chatting about my own milestones and how and why I have celebrated them publicly too. Keep reading to find out why and how publicly celebrating your content creation milestones can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY TWELVE | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“Just as we expect others to value our boundaries, it’s equally important for us to respect the boundaries of others.”

Laurie Buchanan

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Twelve and this twelfth post is all about the beneficial impact there is if you – as a content creator – set boundaries within your career/work. In this post, I’ll be looking at exactly what is meant by boundaries for content creators, why they’re important, and how to set them. I’ll also be chatting about my own boundaries and how and why I have them. Keep reading to find out why and how setting boundaries can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY ELEVEN | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives.”

Oprah Winfrey

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Eleven and this eleventh post is all about the beneficial impact there is if you – as a content creator – publish content that is empathetic towards your audience or followers.   I’ll discuss writing trigger warnings and self-care advice and other strategies of showing empathy as a result of the recognition as to how beneficial it can become. Keep reading to find out why and how being validating of your audience can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY TEN | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“We have to be careful in how we use this light shined on us.”

Melinda Gates

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Ten and this tenth post is all about the beneficial impact there is if you – as a content creator - are careful when creating content that concerns sensitive topics. As a mental health Influencer, there are sensitive topics everywhere and so this is something I’ve learnt the importance of massively over the years. Keep reading to find out why and how being careful with sensitive topics can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY NINE | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“Statistics: The only science that enables different experts using the same figures to draw different conclusions.”

Evan Esar

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Nine and this ninth post is all about the beneficial impact Pitch materials can have for content creation and Collaboration Pitches on a whole/in general. In this post, I’ll discuss the different documents you can create to send alongside a Collaboration Pitch, why you should create them, what they should look like/what should be in them, and what to use/how to actually create them yourself. Keep reading to find out why and how Pitch materials can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY SIX | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it.” 

Alan Lakein

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Six and this sixth post is all about the benefits and productivity that can be achieved by planning ahead in content creation. This blog post will share the best methods for planning in this industry as well as discuss all the reasons why it’s such a wise move to engage in. Keep reading to find out why and how planning can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY FIVE | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“Don’t worry about failures, worry about the chances you miss when you don’t even try.” 

Jack Canfield

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Five and this fifth post is all about the benefits and productivity that can be achieved by being creative in your content creation and utilising new ideas in doing so. There’ll be some advice around finding new ideas and how to monitor other content creators and the success – or otherwise – that they have of publishing new ideas. Keep reading to find out why and how new ideas can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY THREE | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” 

Rumi

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Three and this third post is all about the benefits and impact of balancing the types of content that you create and publish on your social media or blog/platform. In this post I’ll talk through the different types of content, I’ll present a few ideas and resources for each of them, and I’ll look at the benefits to balancing them. Keep reading to find out why balancing content format/type can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY TWO | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

 

“It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.” 

Napoleon Hill

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day Two and this second post is all about the productivity and benefits to using your own lived experience in your content creation and publication. In this post, I’ll talk about the different impacts your experiences can have on your followers and provide tips on managing this and for managing your own mental health in sharing potentially difficult experiences. Keep reading to find out why lived experience can impact the success and popularity of your content and/or your platform…

DAY ONE | A SECRET BLOGMAS 2025

“Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.”

Janis Joplin

Welcome to A Secret Blogmas 2025!

Today is Day One and the very first Secret of the Series is all about authenticity, honesty, and transparency. It’s about the importance of being yourself – truly yourself. Being you 100% of the time that you spend online – but especially when you’re creating content – can be so important and influential upon the popularity and success of your content and/or the platform on which you publish it! Keep reading to find out why this happens and how you can put it into practice with your own content creation…

HOW IT ACTUALLY FEELS TO BE IN THE MEDIA AS AN INFLUENCER & SUICIDE SURVIVOR | FEATURING IN THE COMING TOGETHER NEWSLETTER!!! | IN COLLABORATION WITH WAYTHROUGH

“Nobody counts the number of ads you run; they just remember the impression you make.”

William Bernbach

SUBSCRIBE TO THE WAYTHROUGH NEWSLETTER!!

A couple of months ago, I’m NOT Disordered reached the milestone of having 2.5 million readers and as a result of this, I put together a press release (I blogged about my advice on writing one of these, back in 2021 and you can read it here) and circulated it around my local and national news outlets. It’s resulted in a few features and the most recent, will be in the November issue (released November 28^th) of Waythrough’s newsletter: Coming Together and on speaking with the Communications and Marketing team, I had the idea to create this blog post promoting the newsletter because it’s actually not necessarily internal, anyone can subscribe (just click the link above or here!). In publicising it and having had numerous other appearances in the media, I thought I’d discuss how it feels to do this sort of work in the hope that it provides insight, and that budding Influencers or Bloggers feel more prepared in being offered or seeking publicity for their content creation…

YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE (WALKING ALONE) | GUEST POST BY MARTIN BAKER OF GUM ON MY SHOE | INTERNATIONAL MEN'S DAY 2025

You’ll never walk alone.

 

Liverpool Football Club motto

I’m grateful to Aimee for the opportunity to write this guest piece for International Men’s Day (IMD). For those who don’t know, IMD is marked every year on November 19. The purpose is to acknowledge the positive value men bring to the world, their families and communities, and raise awareness of men’s health, mental health, and well-being. The theme for 2025 is “Celebrating Men and Boys.”