Charles's Story
Mother One morning when I was five years old, my father who was a lorry driver went to work and...
Stories by Flourish Team
My Story
Losing someone to suicide is more than just a heaviness in the heart, it's more than a puncture in your...
Chrissie's Story
I was only 8 years old when my father killed himself after a long struggle with mental illness. The effect...
My Story (Anonymous)
At 26-years-old I was married with a son. I was a sound engineer, session musician, and my band was weeks...
Nicole Haythorne: Anxiety
Anxiety My friends make plans,But I can never go as one.You are my shadow,On the darkest of days.With you around,I...
James: Childhood Abuse I Survived, So Can You!
I was born in a beautiful little town in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The first nine years of my life were...
Tunes of Enchantment: An Anthology of Poetry by Sheffield’s Women of Colour
‘And you ask where I come from It’s none of your business actually Where I get my beauty I respectfully...
Charlotte: Why Did I Do That?!
I grew up in a family where my emotional needs were neglected; where I didn’t feel understood, always felt odd...
Anne at Project 6
We heard some themes running throughout what everyone said to us about project 6; about finding your place, a supporting...
Afnan's Journey: From Darkness to Light
My name is Mishael. I hail from the Middle East, married with children. My father has two wives, which is...