Lucy: Echoes Beneath the Skin
TRIGGER WARNING: Strong references to rape and sexual assault. There is a version of my story I’ve never been able...
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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,...
A version
Sadly, it’s so very fucking true that the needle of shame explodes a hole beneath skin far larger than that...
Michela Seedanee: Nightmare of Waves
I walked along a stoned beach, mesmerized by the sea view how much it has to teach, the glistening sunset...
Juliet McDonald: Two Diaries
As a child and teenager, I never had the courage to share my feelings with anybody. A few years ago...
Nila Wills: A Disorder 4 Everyone
In December 2017 I attended a conference on mental health called ‘A Disorder 4 Everyone’ (AD4E). The focus of the...