Lucy: Echoes Beneath the Skin
TRIGGER WARNING: Strong references to rape and sexual assault. There is a version of my story I’ve never been able...
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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...
Christl Kettle: Alsation
My Father, who was born in Upper Silesia, Bielsko Biala, Poland, was made to fight for the Germans in 1942....
Anne Sophie Cornelius: Discovering your mind
Sometimes my mind is a door I’d rather not open. Memories lay scattered like Polaroid pictures after a storm, gathering...
Dave Luck: New Suicide Prevention Training
Figures recently released said that there were 5,965 recorded suicides in the UK in 2016. Men account for around 75%...
Sarah Cummings: Heal While You Sleep - Tips for a Restorative Night's Rest
Boys and girls, I am going to let you in on a little secret – just because your eyes are...
Becky Mairi Farrell: Learning From Trees
In midwinter here in England the trees show their bare bones. Gone are the vibrant blossoms of Spring, the lush...
Liz Davies: Grief - a journey
So it happened this August--my mum died. You live with that knowledge all your life. Your parents are going to die....