Kim: Coping Strategies
When I was 12, I began self-harming. For me, this was for such a mixture of reasons as I am...
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Tom Chapman: These Well-Worn Toys
These Well-Worn Toys Let us feel free to speak and release these well-worn toys. Here we can share and play...
Natalie Beevers: Mindfulness
Today I am in a good place. I have a job I love, I am passionate about mindfulness and wellbeing,...
Becky Mairi Farrell: Christmas and New Year Survival Kit
At this time of year we can feel a lot of pressure to be jolly and extra sociable. That's what...
'Where I am at' Competition: cast your votes!
On January 15th 2018 we’re officially launching the new Sheffield Mental Health Guide website, we're hoping to add some cheer...
Professor Brendan Stone: Different ways of understanding mental health
It’s important to say that there are different ways of understanding mental illness, and indeed that there is quite a...
Juliet McDonald: 'For Pamela with Love' and 'Purple Rain'
For Pamela - With Love We talked about our children. We talked about the heat. We talked about such mundane...
Luna Lovefood: Milestones - the day I finally cut off my abuser
For those who don’t know the background of this story, I posted a few months ago about my abusive piece...
Tom Chapman and David Fletcher : Nest in Eaves
Nest in Eaves That there is my nest tucked away in the eaves of the abandoned house, up above I...
Rob Barnett: Talking Benches
Talking Benches, one of the entries in Sheffield Flourish’s competition ‘Building a more mental health friendly city’, was launched amid...
Competition: ‘Where I am at’
On January 15th we’re launching the new Sheffield Mental Health Guide. January 15th is known as ‘Blue Monday’ – the...