You've Knocked My Duck Off
For Dyslexia Awareness Week, I want to shine a light on how important it is to nurture neurodiversity and truly...
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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....
Andrew Hudson: A Sheffield Flourish Story
"I call this my medicine and I use it as my coping mechanism"
Andrea Shaw: A Sheffield Flourish Story
"I'm Andrea and I'm a student nurse. I really really enjoy it because I really like the idea of helping...
Ben Dorey: A Sheffield Flourish Story
"....learning to have a more mindful attitude and accept things as they come, try not to worry and fret too...
Tammy Raines: Compassion Convoy
I first got involved with Recovery Enterprises through the Compassion Convoy, funded by the Sheffield Health and Social Care Trust....
Sue Sibbald: Rhubarb crumble
To begin with I will give you two definitions of validation… To acknowledge and accept a person’s feelings, thoughts, behaviours...