Dyl's tale and tips
(under construction - more to detail to come soon )
Mental health support
A tale of Dyl's mental health challenges and things that helped ride the waves, the shit days, the better days, and the great days.
Yoga and movement
Finding confidence in his body (enough to become a model!) and how movement and yoga helped with the side effects of treatment.
food/diet/drink
Dylan's experiences with food and diet, what he learnt and recipes he loved and how cooking and good food helped him ease stress and stay well
gardening and mud
Gardening, the hope and joy (and frustration) of growing things and getting down and dirty.
meditation and calm
How Dyl looked for stillness, peace and calm in meditation and retreats...
friends, a dog and community
The importance of friends and a dog to Dyl, challenges for him and his friends, the highs and lows of keeping community around you when you're finding your way through a diagnosis ...
creativity and expression
Expression and creativity ... letting it out ... Dylan's experiments with paint and learning to draw with his left hand. Letting the unconscious do the telling ... his love of music and how it helped him relax xxx
complementary therapies
How Dyl found the complementary therapies that helped support him, the importance of listening to your instincts and what's right for your body, finding practitioners you trust and gel with and shutting out the noise of a thousand options ....
