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There are many myths and “shoulds” about how families and holidays should be: Families should love each other. Families should get along. Holidays should be fun. Realit...
Oh Jesus. An institution.
All I saw at the end of our 240 mile journey to the other end of the country, was a long anonymous grey block of concrete, low level buildings. The Priory...
Christmas is a season of joy for many which makes it especially hard for those suffering with mental illness. Much as they would love to, sufferers can’t switch off their emo...
The 1997 National Survey of volunteering defines volunteering as: An activity which involves spending time, unpaid, doing something which aims to benefit someone (individuals or gr...
I wanted to share my story because I've been dealing with an issue for 18 years that has been a huge part of my life, and since travelling around Asia I've been putting more focus ...
My daughter finally got me to hospital.
She had rushed up from London to Gateshead to be met by her father, a quivering wreck, and a gaggle of police hovering around me in the kitc...
Over the last few years I have been working hard on being kind to myself. It was only after I sat down at the beginning of this journey and wrote down my thoughts,that I realised I...
I really love the run up to Christmas, more than the actual day to be honest! I love mince pies, decorations, fairy lights, trees with angels on top, socialising, smiles ... laught...
A woman is at the centre of this. Inevitably.
Or rather, two women. Or maybe three. Perhaps, ultimately, even four.
But that’s a story for later.
Safe to say, my world was cr...
I have battle scars.
And these imperfections are a part of who I am.
They are not a marker of my weakness.
Nor are they a sign of the defeats I have suffered along the way.
The...
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