Lyle: Facing Unreality: My Experience with DPDR
It’s an April evening in 2024, spring is in full swing, and dark winter skies have given way to drawn-out...
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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....
Competition Shortlisted Entry: A Creative Hub
This story was an entry in our competition: “How do we build a more mental health friendly Sheffield?” Karl Tett’s...
Rob Barnett: Sheffield Mental Health Guide event
The new Sheffield Mental Health Guide, a website built by Sheffield Flourish, has been launched. The Lord Mayor of Sheffield,...
Amy Rollitt: January Blues
January blues, is it real or is it just a myth? This year more than others I believe it is...
Tom Chapman: These Well-Worn Toys
These Well-Worn Toys Let us feel free to speak and release these well-worn toys. Here we can share and play...
Natalie Beevers: Mindfulness
Today I am in a good place. I have a job I love, I am passionate about mindfulness and wellbeing,...
Becky Mairi Farrell: Christmas and New Year Survival Kit
At this time of year we can feel a lot of pressure to be jolly and extra sociable. That's what...
'Where I am at' Competition: cast your votes!
On January 15th 2018 we’re officially launching the new Sheffield Mental Health Guide website, we're hoping to add some cheer...
Professor Brendan Stone: Different ways of understanding mental health
It’s important to say that there are different ways of understanding mental illness, and indeed that there is quite a...