Reducing the stigma around mental health
In conjunction with A Great Read, we have recently set up a mental health based online book store. We aim to provide a range of books on mental health, depression, anxiety, suicide, OCD, eating disorders and many other aspects of mental health. Click the image below to view our range
Anyone who has had a mental health condition will know the stigma that comes with it. For many though this stigma is only there due to a lack of knowledge or appreciation if what mental illness is really like. We use the words depressed, ocd, anxiety etc with dual meanings, because Continue Reading
As has been requested by some people we now have I Am 1 in 4 coffee mugs available for a limited time. The link below will take you to our Etsy store where you can purchase these in either black or white. PURCHASE HERE
By Claudia Kelly Mentally ill but creative still. Beautiful sculptures he design’s before his mind becomes uninspired, before time for his pill. He step’s back and view’s his master piece just a quick infill and with expertise he remolds the structure’s smile, he look’s with intensity a reminder of his Continue Reading
Everybody has heard of the stereotypical ‘tortured genius’; the musician, artist, or writer whose own dark thoughts and feelings fuels the creativity behind their work. The poet Sylvia Plath, the musician Kurt Cobain, and the actor Heath Ledger are notable examples of creative people who expressed their anguish via their Continue Reading
Mental health has always been a difficult subject to talk about. The difficulties lie in the stigma surrounding it, the lack of understanding around mental health generally and if you suffer from a mental health problem, feeling ashamed about it. But people shouldn’t be afraid to talk about mental health. Continue Reading
More and more celebrities are speaking out for mental health advocacy
My husband has depression and I didn’t know for the longest time.
That was hard to write, because while this isn’t about me, I can’t tell you how bad I feel for failing to support him enough in those first few lonely months.
The saying goes that in life only death and taxes are assured. However I would add in the basic human need to be happy. We all seek it and we all have our own wildly different views on how to achieve happiness.