Adam Meyers: My Life After a Critical Incident
My name is Adam and I have been a Police Officer in Wisconsin for 23 years. I am also a...
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Rob Barnett: Mankind Support Group
“Men’s biggest problem is we’ve been socialised to believe we can deal with everything ourselves.” This is the astute observation...
Community stories of pet positivity
Every month Sheffield Flourish's volunteers help pick our monthly themes, and April's was 'Pet Positivity'. Evidence shows that living with...
Rob Barnett: Down on the Farm
Heeley City Farm is a great place to go to put a smile on your face. And what’s more, it’s...
Anne Sophie Cornelius: Completely Passed-out Totally Sad Disaster - My Story with C-PTSD
The first time I heard of C-PTSD was on outofthefog, a website supporting those affected by abusive relationships and personality...
Becky Mairi Farrell: Making Work Work
For a long time I have wanted to return to work but I haven’t been able to see how to...
Ask the expert: I need help with my anger issues, but can't find support
QUESTION FROM THE COMMUNITY I’ve got a long and complicated story that I won’t go into now – suffice to...
Rob Barnett: Healthwatch, the consumer watchdog for services
Did you know Sheffield has a local consumer watchdog for health and social care services? Healthwatch Sheffield helps adults, children...
Michael Cambell: Strangers on a Train
I’m typing this on my phone on the train from Sheffield to London at 6am, I’ve been up since 4am...
Amy Rollitt: She
She She used to be my friend She was never really big on compliments but we got on well enough....
Kate McAllister: Stigma and Disclosure Around Suicide
‘Disclosure: the act of making new or secret information known.’ For those of us living with a mental health problem,...