Growing up in a world that's always watching
Inspired by last month’s Youth Mental Health Day (18 September), I found myself reflecting on how impossible it feels for...
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Billy's Story
Billy’s story Age: 15 It started a couple of years ago when I was 13 years old. When I went...
Ruth Durkin: A Four-Legged Therapist
For animal lovers, our pets are more than just a creature to stroke or walk. They provide unconditional emotional support...
Trish Chester: Warrior
Warrior Weakened and battled scarred, she whispered to her soul, Asking, 'am I willing to tolerate this abuse any longer?'...
Ella Donnison: The Freedom of Exercise
Exercise plays a massive part in my life, and during lockdown it has only become more important to me. Exercise...
Nev Wheeler: I Can't Draw
I was ready to start an art workshop with a group of patients from Dovetail Ward of the Michael Carlisle...
How mental health men’s groups helped us
How did you get involved with the group? And why? ‘I was in contact with a psychiatrist for a while...
Arun Kapur: Listen
Arun is an artist and mental health advocate whose aim is to try and raise awareness. He made this short...
Norrms McNamara: Challenging My Dementia Demon
https://youtu.be/yLEU5ecHpPM My wife was a full-time carer before I was diagnosed with dementia and now she looks after me. Elaine...
Group Poem: Message in a Bottle
When two women, Susan and Juliet, met for the first time at The Way I Flourish (the online poetry course...
Haley Eyre: Silver Linings – Magpies Love Cheese
Hello, I'm Haley, I'll be your Writer today. Who am I? Now that's a question, with a long answer but...