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Category: Mental Health

New Identity Pieces 1: Multiple Sclerosis

March 17, 2024May 19, 2024 sohventures1 Comment
The narrator in two different pictures, side-to-side. On the left, S is seventeen, dressed in a dress a wearing the white cap Finnish students wear when they finish generalist secondary school. On the right, S is thirty-four and in the gym,wearing a gi.

There are times when bad news is good news, and I'm doing pretty fine.

Posted in Disability, Mental Health, Off The Mat, Small Adventures

A Tiny Bit of Win and a Whole Lot of Learn: 3 Tournaments in 1 April

June 13, 2023 sohventuresLeave a comment
A jiu jitsu match, a larger peraon with long hair is being controlled by a smaller person sitting on them.

I dealt with the concept of possibly not being a white belt one day by doing 3 competitions in 4 weeks. It was a very eventful April.

Posted in BJJ, Competitions, Mental Health, Small AdventuresTagged BJJ, competitions

Move Like There’s No Tomorrow

May 5, 2021May 6, 2021 sohventuresLeave a comment
A cat moving like no-one is watching

A semi-wistful reflection on doing stuff more than thinking about stuff you would like to do. Also I’m still alive.

Posted in Mental Health, Off The Mat, Small AdventuresTagged exercise

Outside at Different Speeds and Inside Huffing

April 30, 2020May 1, 2020 sohventuresLeave a comment
Forest

My "exercise" "regime" for pandemic times is going better than I suspected.

Posted in Mental Health, Off The Mat, Small AdventuresTagged BJJ

Room for Improvement: Week 52 of Jiu-Jitsu

November 5, 2019November 6, 2019 sohventuresLeave a comment

A collection of failures and glimpses of potential during week 52.

Posted in BJJ, Disability, Mental HealthTagged BJJ

What BJJ Can Do For Your Anxiety (and What It Might Not): Week 28-29 of Jiu-Jitsu

May 23, 2019August 4, 2019 sohventuresLeave a comment
A sculpture with light coming through it.

I mouth on about how, while BJJ can be beneficial for your mental health, and you shouldn't rely too much on it to heal you.

Posted in BJJ, Disability, Mental HealthTagged BJJ, Disability, mental health
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