Finding Isla: A Mother’s Story of Love, Loss, and Recovery
When I first became pregnant with my daughter, Isla, it was not the fairytale I had expected. I was 22...
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Becky Mairi Farrell: The Truth About Robin Hood
It's the week after the Election. Even for a short campaign the buildup has been strenuous. And just when we...
Luna Lovefood: Since the day I found out I had been emotionally abused
“What’s your relationship with your father like”? The question came from my therapist, whom I had been seeing for a...
Shelby Bates: Medication
In my head, the term ‘medication’ has a vast majority of meanings. It can be any type of medicine that...
The Big Community Survey!
We're looking for people to tell us how being involved with Sheffield Flourish (from using the website to attending an...
Rob Barnett: Making Sheffield a more mental health friendly city event
Talking benches, a wall of gratitude, a wellbeing festival and a carers support network. These were the ideas discussed at...
Competition Shortlisted Entry: ‘Tiny Moments of Everyday Victory’
WHAT? This project is a celebration of the positive things we can easily overlook in day to day life....
James Poulter: "Recurrence"
A 3 foot block of ice does not melt in one day, Nearly 18 years of mental health problems do...
Top 10 Sheffield Food and Gardening Projects
As the weather warms and plants start to shoot up, it’s the perfect time to check out Sheffield’s flourishing food...
Competition Shortlisted Entry: ‘Freeskilling: The Great Reskilling of Society’
In order to make Sheffield a more mental health friendly city I propose we create a gift economy in practise....
Clare Rishbeth: Competition shortlisted entry: ‘A bench-full city’
Clare’s idea is a graphic combination of pictures and words, but for anyone who has limited sight we’ve also transcribed the...