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Becky Farrell: How the Pandemic Has Made Me Rethink Anxiety
Who, alive in 2020, will ever forget that bright season of Spring when we stayed at home and went out...
Najma Heybe: A Conversation With a Bird
Najma Heybe is 26-years old and an aspiring poet. She was born in Somalia and moved to Sheffield with her...
Susan Hunter Downer: There’s No Easy Way to Say This
Susan Hunter Downer was born in Birmingham to Jamaican parents and has lived in Sheffield for 20 years. She had...
Wemmy Ogunyankin: If Our Eyes Were Closed
Wemmy is a Creative Copywriter passionate about exploring the power of words, images and their stories. She loves telling a...
Nick Screeton: Overcoming Depression and Building a Fitter Future
When you are struggling and suffering from depression, it can be hard to gain a different perspective and see alternatives...
Trish Chester: Lockdown
I’m not in the UK at the moment so it’s highly likely my experience of lockdown has been somewhat different!...
Joe Willis: Must Love Dogs
Gender: Male Age: 25 Interested in: Men/Women The Key to my Heart is…Food I love a …Good G&T My Perfect...
Ruth Durkin: Gerry's Story
I took early retirement on the grounds of ill health when I was 42 and did some campaigning for mental...
Kat Love: On Being Black, Chinese and Queer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23_9cFtGg8M Kat Love: On Being Black, Chinese and Queer
Joan Ellis: The Practice of Poetry
It was November 2018 when I attended a Nature and Well-being course run by Connected Worlds. I wasn't sure and...