Becky Mairi Farrell: Summertime and My Mental Health
As the days lengthen and the temperatures rise, most people seem to be happy about the arrival of summer. Not...
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Lucy-Paige Hamilton: Dear Cosmo; a spoken word poem.
"Dear Cosmo is an open letter to Cosmopolitan magazine. It reinterprets their ‘dating advice’ from the perspective of someone with...
Becky Mairi Farrell: The Recovery Myth
In most contexts recovery means getting better. If I have flu and I recover, I no longer have flu....
Violet: My story
My name’s Violet. I’m 20 years old. I’ve always had a passion to help young people because I...
Becky Mairi Farrell: Pretend Meaning
Something I've noticed over the years is that questions like "what's the point?" and "what does it all mean?" are...
Kay Aitch: inspiration from Ecclesall Woods
"I am inspired by day to day observation – presently I am spending a good deal of my time in...
Andrew Hudson: How I branded my business
Branding is one of the most important aspects of your business, large or small. An effective brand strategy differentiates your...
Lucy-Paige Hamilton: Travelling Light
"Travelling Light is a spoken word poem that highlights some of the coping mechanisms someone living with an eating disorder might...
John Adamson: A - Alcohol
He liked a drink, my Dad. I never thought of him as an alcoholic but he was certainly a drinker....
Summer: We miss
We miss We miss the beauty in life Four walls; stigmatised We miss idle pleasure Locked away like hidden treasure...
Neil Simpson: My story
Film by Gemma Thorpe; image by Kay Aitch. https://youtu.be/LT6Kn3mjoGM My name is Neil Simpson. I am a citizen of Sheffield....