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Dear Reader My journey has been far from ordinary. After decades of working in education and coaching in India, I...
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M's Story
M's Story Age: 31 Male I started having depression and anxiety when I was 13 or 14. I spent some...
Kelly's Story
Kelly’s Story Age: 25 (came to Sheffield in 2006 from Zimbabwe) I lost my brother when I was 8 and...
Ruth Durkin: I’m Fine, Thanks
It’s something I think we’re all guilty of at times; we see someone while we’re walking somewhere and ask how...
Gambinga: Ghost in the Darkness - Letter to My Younger Self
hey, kid. i could ask how you and yours are doing. i won't. no easy way to say this: it’s...
Fatima’s Story
Fatima’s Story Age: 45 Black Somali As a child I was in foster care. At the age of 16 I...
D's Story
Anonymous’s story (we refer to him as D) Age: 20 Black/male I started having mental health difficulties about 3 years...
Becky Mairi Farrell: Why I Say I’m Fine When I’m Struggling
People say it’s good to talk. Part of processing how we feel is often about speaking those hard to say...
Ella Donnison: Eating Disorders and COVID-19 - The Hidden Pandemic
‘Just eat’. It sounds so easy, doesn’t it? But in reality, for many eating can be difficult, frightening, and overwhelming....
Jane Peryer: From One Disaster to the Next
I was until recently living in the Scottish Borders but events have led me back to Sheffield. I had a...
Ruth Durkin: Looking After Mummy
I’ve always wanted to be a mum. In 2017 I had my first child, a beautiful boy called Gabriel. Pregnancy...