Goldilocks Complex
I’m A Thing That Goes Bump In The Night
I’ve had to accept, and it’s taken practice, that my mysterious sojourns from consciousness into the dark might just involve ‘souvenirs’…
The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast
021: Stigma ’83
In this episode, our host and longtime intractable epilepsy sufferer, David Clifford takes us back to 1983 to tell a story of when his own stigma against others changed the path of his own life. So pop your collar and grab your jellies, because we’re in for an awesome ride. Read more…
Goldilocks Complex
Epilepsy: The Good, The Bad and The OMG
I was talking to my mate, G. and he said, do you wanna hear something strange, Goldilocks? Well, I thought. What girl doesn’t want to do something, see something or hear something strange? And, he said: ‘we met about 5 years ago, yet I’ve known you for longer than you’ve Read more…
Goldilocks Complex
Viva Las Vagus!
Like breakfast and brushing my teeth, epilepsy is something I just ‘do’. Some people paint, some people knit, I ‘epilepsy’. This is not to imply this condition defines me, nothing could be further from the truth. This is to state that every now and again I’m taken over by this Read more…
Goldilocks Complex
What Happens in Vagus Stays in Vagus!
I’m Goldilocks (every now and then I become Epilepsy Goldilocks); I’m a Superhero; and I’m also a VNS robot. I’d not even heard of a Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS) until a bitterly cold, snowy day in London, February 2018. I was at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery (NHNN) Read more…
Goldilocks Complex
I Have Epilepsy, What’s Your Superpower?
Every superhero often finds their superpowers, in some ways, work against them. So, I’m just going to come right out and say it, at times epilepsy really sucks. There, it’s done. But it’s most definitely not over. If it was, I’ve just written the world’s shortest blog post (well, it’s Read more…
Goldilocks Complex
The Goldilocks Method
When I think of Goldilocks, I think of the golden-haired-furniture-destroying-burglar from the fairy story who wasn’t prepared to settle. When Papa Bear’s porridge wasn’t for her, she moved onto Mama Bear’s. When she found that not exactly to her taste, she abandoned it mid-spoonful, and moved onto Baby Bear’s porridge. Read more…
Goldilocks Complex
Goldilocks: Diagnosed, Different and Doing Okay
I woke up this morning with a headache, it wasn’t a big deal and it went away after I took regular, straightforward over-the-counter painkillers. When I showered, I found a very tender, and extremely large bump on the back of my head. Immediately I started joining dots together and the Read more…
The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast
008: Epilepsy and Depression
Does Epilepsy cause Depression? Does Depression cause Epilepsy? In this episode, I review the association between Epilepsy and Depression while also providing tips to fight the ebb and flow of the Cycle of Depression. Never in the history of the world has there been more people physically isolated than the Read more…
The Brain Ablaze Epilepsy Podcast
007: Speak Up
This episode was originally released on Purple Day, March 26th, 2020. In it, our host and long-time uncontrolled epilepsy sufferer, David Clifford, describes why he advocates for Epilepsy Awareness and why it is so important to tell people around you that you have seizures. In this episode, we also welcome Read more…