resilience | Olivia Standbridge

Don’t let PTSD stop you — you can still achieve your dreams!

Life is pretty overwhelming at the moment isn’t it? COVID is being thought of as a distant memory, we are bombarded with distressing...

First Steps

Stepping into a new life outside of the police family. For years my job, friends, and social life had revolved around the police. Even...

Let's bust some self-care myths!

I'm here to set the record straight about some self-care myths!

Is fear stopping you from doing something you love?

Fear has stopped me from doing things I didn’t know I loved — because I was too scared to try them! Like public speaking — I thought I...

A love story - 3 ways I learnt to love PTSD

I love you, PTSD. A sentence you don’t expect to hear or read. I love you, PTSD. It’s true. I love it. It’s been an important and life...

Judgement Day

I judge you. I judge everyone. Most of all… I judge myself. Are you sitting there judging what I’m doing right now? What is going through...