Rosie: In Fancy Dress
'In Fancy Dress' was written during lockdown. The lyrics convey feelings of inadequacy and overwhelm felt during this time. "I...
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Hannah Pinnock: Mental Health, Studies and Me
My interest in researching Sheffield’s mental health story stems from personal experience. My experience not only led me to where...
Valerie Zoz: Changing the conversation
I found out about Oasis while doing a search online for volunteering and gardening. I had just moved to Sheffield and...
Sam Fielding: Finding the Keys to the Door with CAST
When I first approached the Creative Arts Support Team (CAST), I was studying English Literature at the University of Sheffield....
James Poulter: Psychosis
Psychosis Untethered from my past and cast adrift I reach for the profound and loose footing on the earth Unable...
Chris Blackmore: #happysheffield
I am a University Teacher/Researcher in Mental Health at ScHARR (the University of Sheffield), and for this year’s Festival of...
Pixie: The mental health benefits of playing Pokémon Go!
So, Niantic have teamed up with Nintendo, and created a game to allow people to play Pokémon whilst out and...
Becky Mairi Farrell: Hospital in the '90s
As I walked through the landscaped gardens the old brick buildings cast long shadows towards the arboretum, but as we...
Lucy-Paige Hamilton: Dear Cosmo; a spoken word poem.
"Dear Cosmo is an open letter to Cosmopolitan magazine. It reinterprets their ‘dating advice’ from the perspective of someone with...
Becky Mairi Farrell: The Recovery Myth
In most contexts recovery means getting better. If I have flu and I recover, I no longer have flu....
Violet: My story
My name’s Violet. I’m 20 years old. I’ve always had a passion to help young people because I...