Kim: Coping Strategies
When I was 12, I began self-harming. For me, this was for such a mixture of reasons as I am...
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Becky Mairi Farrell: Flourishing with a Flourish!
On a warm, wet June afternoon, we gathered at the Oasis polytunnels for tea and seed sowing. Oasis is one...
Competition Shortlisted Entry: Flourish Friends
How can we build a more mental health friendly Sheffield? Here’s my idea... I’d create a digital network, originally for...
Our community: Milestones
We got quite excited when we reached our first birthday, and it got us thinking about all the milestones our...
Medication and me: a mini-zine
James’ mini-zine was created at one of Sheffield Flourish’s themed events – a mini-zine making session
How burlesque and pole dancing helped me get my body confidence back
Last year, I experienced some health issues that included, but were not restricted to, being in pain and bleeding up...
A Letter to Self
Dear Tom, I realise you probably won't believe this, but I am writing to you from the future. I am...
'I wish' - Poem
'I sit outside this church at night My mind goes to and thro I wonder how I'd gain a spot...
Competition Shortlisted Entry: Workshops In Schools And The Workplace
Martin Luther King: "We are determined… to work and fight until justice runs down like water and righteousness like a...
An Upward Descent
When I was 13 I went on a walk with some friends. Our route brought us to the top of...