Rob Barnett: How ADIRA are supporting BME people in our city
This October is Black History Month, a national (and international) celebration of black history, arts and culture. ADIRA, a Sheffield-based...
Stories by Flourish Team
Suicide and Me
I am an anaesthetist, close to retirement. When I was growing up in the 1960s, suicide was not something that...
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...
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...
Community Stories: What works for you?
What do you do to help your mental health? It could be anything. It might even be something you hadn’t...
Stacey Anderson: Two poems - The Sea & Untitled
The Sea I'm on a beach Alone The warmth on my skin The sea is far away I turn My...
Community Stories: Shake It All About
January’s theme was all about celebrating movement of any kind with the theme ‘Shake It All About’. We asked whether...
Community Stories: Food and Mood
February's theme was Food and Mood. We all need food and nutrition; we can safely say that we definitely have...
Poem: Another Morning
Another Morning Another morning just waking up to a sense of dread Mist fogs my view of the mirror Who...
Andy Webb: Some Men and Necessary Miles
I am currently attending Men’s Mental Health course run by Rotherham Flourish (Connected Worlds). This course has helped me to...