Lyle: Music and Mindfulness
The first person to tell me her story began coming to Sheffield Flourish when she was on her way home...
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Great (and not so great) things about the internet
Connecting online One of the great things about the internet for people with mental health issues is the possibility for...
SAGE Greenfingers: My Family
I came to Sheffield in 2010 and spent my first year here just staying indoors. I didn’t know a lot...
Roz Davies: Glass Half Full
Since 27 November 1997 I have lived with type 1 diabetes. Some say it is one of the most complex...
Julian Dedman: A poem about a girl I went out with when I was ill
A poem about a girl I went out with when I was ill Silently beseeching, he circled the wick Waiting...
COMPETITION: ‘How do we build a more mental health friendly Sheffield?'
We are living in challenging and uncertain times but we firmly believe that from adversity can come creativity. Our city...
Angles; a spoken word poem.
"Angles is a spoken word poem that communicates some of the frustration with how mental illness, particularly eating disorders, are...
Anonymous: Parenting and self-harm
The first time I admitted to myself I was the parent of a self-harmer was when I watched Lisa stand...
Dr Ollie Hart: Learning from failing
I am a local GP, and I really wanted to write something for this site. I really like the idea...
Becky Mairi Farrell: You Are What You Eat
Delving into Sheffield Flourish’s theme of ‘You are what you eat’, Becky Mairi Farrell lets her body speak. You...
Ruth Durkin: Getting creative at Free Hand
Free Hand describe themselves as ‘a space to be creative for people living with depression and anxiety’. Ruth went down...