Reducing the stigma around mental health
By Natalie Patrick When you married the love of your life, you vowed to love and support them even in sickness and in health, for better or for worse. It’s guaranteed that you’ll endure troubling times. But when your spouse is diagnosed with a mental illness, you may not understand Continue Reading
By NK I was startled when I heard the sudden knock on my door. It was pre-dawn, who could be it be? I wondered. I opened the door and I froze. Clad in black with a shawl draped around its neck and a leather bag slung over its shoulders was Continue Reading
By Kat Riley I haven’t ever told my story as a whole. There’s been far too much at stake. In my mind, as far back as I remember, I have always had a very deep isolated and suffering “self.” A self that I neither like nor wish to admit to. Continue Reading
By Alan D.D. One thing that my father always told me while trying to help me cope with life in general, was that “Only the girl cry”. He wanted me to take a deep breath and face the world, conquer it and make it the place I wanted it to Continue Reading
By Craig Inches Modern Warrior We live in an age of warfare, not only along national, religious, political differences, but personal warfare. Every day millions of us wake each morning to do battle with our inner demons. For each day we survive, fresh scars upon our minds and souls; we Continue Reading
By Amysboardlineworld Self-care is something that is found everywhere in the media at the moment, and rightly so. I too, am always talking or writing about it, and I read regular posts and articles about it all the time. The Blurt Foundation are an excellent example of self-care advocates, and Continue Reading
By Elli Committing one’s care to others is important to many, but being overly so is not possible, if you don’t first love yourself. I Was Hopeful For Some Wisdom to Help a Suffering Friend Eight years ago, I entered the cafe and waved to the woman I had arranged Continue Reading
By Lizzie Barrow An open letter to Florence: I can’t really believe I’m doing this. I’ll probably mock myself for doing this… in fact I already am. But something just compelled me. Standing there in the shower, stressed and desperately trying to shake off the stress, I felt compelled to Continue Reading
By Gabriela Being a teenager suffering in silence from mental illness sucks. Waking up every day with a mental illness is just as painful – if not more – than a physical illness. It’s confusing, debilitating, and inconceivable at times that this could be happening to me. Although I am Continue Reading
By Richard Harrington Towards the end of 2012, I was hospitalised due to my mental health. Needless to say, I had reached the lowest point of my life, and needed immediate help. Each individual journey through hospital will be just that, individual. But, for me, this is how it went. Continue Reading
By Sara-Jane Morphew This would be my quote of the day! I started my therapeutic duties in school today, returning to work: going into school for a short time to do something like reading or cooking, art or alike to test the water almost, to see if I can actually Continue Reading
By Lush’el Johnson I truly wish I could tell you this face to face, but the reality is, I think, on my road out of hell I damaged our friendship beyond repair. I will always regret that. The truth is, without having done so, I’m not sure I’d be here Continue Reading