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Boys and girls, I am going to let you in on a little secret – just because your eyes are closed in bed at night it doesn’t mean your body has stopped working. Far from it. Our bodies, which we mistreat on such a regular basis, are absolutely amazing things. While we snore and drool […]
In midwinter here in England the trees show their bare bones. Gone are the vibrant blossoms of Spring, the lush foliage of Summer and the fiery splendour of Autumn. Cold trees form stark silhouettes against winter skies. Even in the midst of gale and storm there is a stillness about winter trees. It is an […]
So it happened this August–my mum died. You live with that knowledge all your life. Your parents are going to die. Death and taxes. Nothing as certain. Also with my mum this expectation had been heightened in the last year due to her having been diagnosed with an incurable inoperable condition.She had signed a do not resuscitate […]
This story was an entry in our competition: “How do we build a more mental health friendly Sheffield?” Karl Tett’s competition entry was a vision for a Sheffield Flourish Creative Hub – a building in Sheffield with spaces for creative endeavours for people with mental illness. “The building would ideally have art, music, film, media, […]
The new Sheffield Mental Health Guide, a website built by Sheffield Flourish, has been launched. The Lord Mayor of Sheffield, Anne Murphy, cut the ribbon at the launch event attended by over 100 people on Monday 15th January, also known as Blue Monday, the saddest day of the year. sheffieldmentalhealth.co.uk is designed to be the […]
January blues, is it real or is it just a myth? This year more than others I believe it is very real. The big come down after Christmas, back to normality. I can’t even say I miss Christmas this year like I usually do. I have made plenty of plans for the next few months, […]
These Well-Worn Toys Let us feel free to speak and release these well-worn toys. Here we can share and play the hide and seek of form. Let the words from our lips be conjuring tricks, imaginary friends and lego bricks. Let worlds rise and fall between us with wide-eyed awe as the tides of sorrow […]
Today I am in a good place. I have a job I love, I am passionate about mindfulness and wellbeing, and I have loving family and friends. Four years ago it was a very different story. My marriage had broken down. I had a three year old child and I was alone, exhausted and emotionally […]
At this time of year we can feel a lot of pressure to be jolly and extra sociable. That’s what everyone does at Christmas and New Year, right? Wrong. Many people are currently filling up with dread for the coming days. People who’ve lost loved ones, people who have to spend more time than feels […]
On January 15th 2018 we’re officially launching the new Sheffield Mental Health Guide website, we’re hoping to add some cheer to what is known as ‘Blue Monday’ – the saddest day of the year. The new Sheffield Mental Health Guide will make it easier to find out about information, services, events and activities related to mental […]
IT’S TIME TO CAST YOUR VOTES IN OUR PHOTO COMPETITION! On January 15th 2018 we’re officially launching the new Sheffield Mental Health Guide website, we’re hoping to add some cheer to what is known as ‘Blue Monday’ – the saddest day of the year. The new Sheffield Mental Health Guide will make it easier to find […]
It’s important to say that there are different ways of understanding mental illness, and indeed that there is quite a lot of debate about exactly how we should think about and treat it. (One of the most useful discussions on this subject is by the psychologist Jay Watts: ‘Is mental illness real?’). Before exploring this, […]