Lyle: Music and Mindfulness
The first person to tell me her story began coming to Sheffield Flourish when she was on her way home...
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Ruth Durkin: Before COVID, I Had All My Ducks in a Row
I (Ruth) have suffered with my mental health as a result of the coronavirus situation, which isn’t surprising because I...
Phoebe Anson: SOHAS
I have recently started volunteering for the charity SOHAS as their values are very close to my heart. My role...
Nikhil: To The Lockdown
Through this poem I expressed my feelings about the lockdown. In the poem I talk to the lockdown itself about...
Jenny Grant: At least I’m sober
Sunday slumped stuffed to brim slobbing on sofaJoin a gym get involved in snobby yogaSteamy hot bathForget to vapeForget I’m...
Becky Farrell: How the Pandemic Has Made Me Rethink Anxiety
Who, alive in 2020, will ever forget that bright season of Spring when we stayed at home and went out...
Najma Heybe: A Conversation With a Bird
Najma Heybe is 26-years old and an aspiring poet. She was born in Somalia and moved to Sheffield with her...
Susan Hunter Downer: There’s No Easy Way to Say This
Susan Hunter Downer was born in Birmingham to Jamaican parents and has lived in Sheffield for 20 years. She had...
Wemmy Ogunyankin: If Our Eyes Were Closed
Wemmy is a Creative Copywriter passionate about exploring the power of words, images and their stories. She loves telling a...
Nick Screeton: Overcoming Depression and Building a Fitter Future
When you are struggling and suffering from depression, it can be hard to gain a different perspective and see alternatives...
Trish Chester: Lockdown
I’m not in the UK at the moment so it’s highly likely my experience of lockdown has been somewhat different!...