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9 months +
'9 Months +' is a book that began in the Notes app on my phone and often at early hours of...
Harvey’s Experience: Navigating Stress and Pressure at University
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by having to read several novels each week? Or found it hard to manage your...
Lyle: Finding Your Voice
It took me a couple of weeks of coming to Sheffield Flourish before I began to feel comfortable here. As...
Mark’s Journey: Tough times never last, but tough people do.
For most people, home is a place of security and safety. However, for Mark that wasn’t the case. During childhood, Mark was...
Lyle: Facing Unreality: My Experience with DPDR
It’s an April evening in 2024, spring is in full swing, and dark winter skies have given way to drawn-out...
Harvey: Turning Grief and Depression into Purpose
My mum has always had a background in care-giving, and from her caring nature I have adopted many characteristics that...
Lucy: Echoes Beneath the Skin
TRIGGER WARNING: Strong references to rape and sexual assault. There is a version of my story I’ve never been able...
Sozzy: Are You All Right? I Really Want to Know!
I decided to share my story because I believe sharing helps shrink problems from terrifying monsters to something manageable. Once...
Lillee: Light Through the Crack
I have lived with depression for most of my life. It has often felt like a companion I could neither...
Kim: Coping Strategies
When I was 12, I began self-harming. For me, this was for such a mixture of reasons as I am...