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Julian Dedman: The Cow Jumped
The Cow Jumped Poem and illustration by Julian Dedman There are no words to speak Sailing to the drifting snows...
Lucia: Not Quite
I am not quite anything Today I am not feeling anything. Those emotions seem just out of reach I am...
Reality, check
By 11.07 AM I am captured, chased, threatened by knives, guns and clichés while tied to a chair with my...
Rob Barnett: Study Shows Benefit of Walking in Nature
Do you enjoy taking a walk to clear your head? I do, either to break up a day’s work or...
Verity Bratley: A Drop of Rain
A Drop of Rain I come from a dark stormy cloud, threatening the tranquillity around. Nothing special, insignificant but destructive...
On the Edge
Having a drink problem can happen to anybody. You might think ‘I am not that kind of person, I wasn’t...
Andrew Hudson: Time To Talk 2018
As part of the Time To Talk Day campaign I did a radio interview at BBC Radio Sheffield about mental health....
Becky Mairi Farrell: Alone But Not Lonely
I was a lonely child. My brothers were a lot older than me so I was like an only child...
Liz Davies: Renew 6 - A mental health cafe
On a grey October afternoon when my mood matched the weather I visited Renew 6, a cafe in Walkley where...
Amy Rollitt: Mental Health and Sight Loss
Some people may think sight loss is just losing your sight but there is so much more to it than...