Growing up in a world that's always watching
Inspired by last month’s Youth Mental Health Day (18 September), I found myself reflecting on how impossible it feels for...
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Abbie: “Why are you so quiet?”
“Why are you so quiet?” A question that I have been asked more times than I can count throughout my...
9 months +
'9 Months +' is a book that began in the Notes app on my phone and often at early hours of...
Lyle: Facing Unreality: My Experience with DPDR
It’s an April evening in 2024, spring is in full swing, and dark winter skies have given way to drawn-out...
Arundel Gate
Dear Reader My journey has been far from ordinary. After decades of working in education and coaching in India, I...
Eva Charkiewicz: My Four Walls (an email from Eva)
Hello,My name is Eva. I am an artist/a photographer, who struggles with mental problems (clinical depression, c-ptsd, DD). Can you...
Kathryn Littlewood: Perfect Storm
There is a certain amount of judgement when people ask, ‘Why have you done that?’ The right questions would be,...
Rosie: In Fancy Dress
'In Fancy Dress' was written during lockdown. The lyrics convey feelings of inadequacy and overwhelm felt during this time. "I...
Abs: Depression, It Was Really Bad
"I have depression, and a few years ago it was really bad. There was a time when I got off...
Naomi - My Mental Health City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Egc1luCnyOw Naomi shares her thoughts and feelings about mental health, and how to make the experience of mental health services...