Black Violet

Black Violet Leeds-based designer making concrete planters and concrete jewellery.

I’ve been quiet on socials recently. My health has been in the pits and I’ve been sleeping most days as I am utterly exh...
12/04/2026

I’ve been quiet on socials recently. My health has been in the pits and I’ve been sleeping most days as I am utterly exhausted. I don’t recognise myself anymore - perimenopausal hormone dips have been hellish! I am trying to be kind to myself at the moment and just feel ok doing not very much. Which isn’t easy for me as a maker and someone with ADHD!

I’ll find out more next week after blood tests but in the meantime bear with me - I have new stock almost ready to go into the shops and I’ll be back doing markets soon. But for now health comes first - and caring duties too.

Next week I have a few days planned away and hope to feel a little more restored.

Please listen to your bodies, if something feels off go to the doctors and if they tell you to go to A&E…go!

The Easter holidays have been very surreal so far 🤦🏻‍♀️

What a ride it’s been recently! Turns out too much estrogen can cause hell on earth for migraine sufferers and can creat...
01/04/2026

What a ride it’s been recently! Turns out too much estrogen can cause hell on earth for migraine sufferers and can create extreme migraines that mimic stroke symptoms that can last days. Still at the Leeds General Infirmary but waiting to be released. I’ve found out a lot about hormones, that my brain is a little like Homer Simpson’s and carries extra padding (!) and that I am forever grateful for the NHS.

The hospital isn’t perfect. Bits were broken and old but the staff have been amazing - staff from ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD and I had an ambulance service, paramedics, bloods tests, medication, meals, CT scan, MRI scan and all for free. Do we really want the NHS privatised? This would have put me into an unthinkable amount of debt if it had been private.

I am feeling grateful towards the amazing staff, NHS and a clearer picture of my health moving forward.

Final takeaway: listen to your body. If something feels off - go to the doctor, if it feels very off call 111. Our intuition is often spot on.

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