Craig Hopwood: Miles From Home
October last year (2018), my life fell apart. I was left with nowhere to live, ended up between a motel...
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Community Stories: Death and Grief
Death and grief was our theme for September, marking World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th. Here the Sheffield Flourish...
Sarah Cardwell: How blogging helps
Just 2 years ago I had one of my more serious breakdowns, leading to a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder...
Sam Sharp: Here by the Sea
I wrote this poem as part of the Rotherham Flourish group in summer 2018. At around this I was asked...
Trish Chester: Straight Talking
I want to talk to you about death. I know and understand that it’s a subject many people are very...
Charlie Roebuck: My Story(ish)
I had a privileged upbringing. My parents and grandparents would do anything to help me achieve what I wanted and...
Suicide and Me
I am an anaesthetist, close to retirement. When I was growing up in the 1960s, suicide was not something that...
Ruth Durkin: I Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts
Ghosting (verb): the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication....
Christl Kettle: Water
‘Water’ is a meditation on the solitude and quietness that descends on the land with winter snow and ice. Perspectives...
Becky Farrell: What’s Going On? Services and Suicide
In August 2018 the story of Andrew Bellerby hit the headlines. Back in 2015 he was discharged from hospital in...
Trish Chester: Gone to Pot
Some friends and I recently visited a ceramic café called Planet Pot. I was told it was a wonderful place...