Elizabeth Shane: Look Up
Look up. Two simple words once said to me and resonated. I never realised until recently, that I have spent...
Stories by Flourish Team
Ruth Durkin: Chris' Story
I’ve coped with mental illness now from my early twenties, 21 to be exact, and I’m now 60. I’ve come...
Elizabeth Shane: Life Beyond Words
Words once spoken cannot be returned. Whether asked for or not, a diagnosis is given. Truth heard in hushed sounds...
Jane Peryer: From One Disaster to the Next
I was until recently living in the Scottish Borders but events have led me back to Sheffield. I had a...
Ella Donnison: Eating Disorders and COVID-19 - The Hidden Pandemic
‘Just eat’. It sounds so easy, doesn’t it? But in reality, for many eating can be difficult, frightening, and overwhelming....
D's Story
Anonymous’s story (we refer to him as D) Age: 20 Black/male I started having mental health difficulties about 3 years...
Fatima’s Story
Fatima’s Story Age: 45 Black Somali As a child I was in foster care. At the age of 16 I...
Gambinga: Ghost in the Darkness - Letter to My Younger Self
hey, kid. i could ask how you and yours are doing. i won't. no easy way to say this: it’s...
Ruth Durkin: I’m Fine, Thanks
It’s something I think we’re all guilty of at times; we see someone while we’re walking somewhere and ask how...
Kelly's Story
Kelly’s Story Age: 25 (came to Sheffield in 2006 from Zimbabwe) I lost my brother when I was 8 and...