Tag Archives: mental health

A footballer’s despair: why we must stop singing ‘Boys Don’t Cry’

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

Editors note: This is the sixth in a monthly series of guest posts on the subject of mental health.  Award-winning writer and blogger Tim Atkinson is a stay-at-home dad. It is a role he loves and which he combines with … Continue reading →

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On my return from the Lake District – putting my poem out there

Posted on February 20, 2011 by

I love the Lake District, and seem to feel my mood lift as soon as I cross the border into Cumbria. Where others want to emigrate to sunnier climes I long for the  random weather of the fells and valleys; … Continue reading →

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Chris’s story – Depression sours like vinegar, but ‘I’m Fine’…..

Posted on January 7, 2011 by

Editors note: This is the fourth in a monthly series of guest posts on the subject of mental health. For January 2011 Chris Rugg has felt able to share his experiences. These brave words were first published on Chris’s own … Continue reading →

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2011 – I may not be SMART but I might have FUN….

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

I read on Yahoo News this morning that the way to ensure you stick to New Year’s Resolutions is to ensure that they are, in management-speak, SMART. Having spent years in strategy development and research this is a term that … Continue reading →

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‘In a drear-nighted December’: Keats on post-Christmas blues

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

I wrote this post at the end of 2011, but as we head towards Twelfth Night once again; as we prepare to take down the tree and get back into the old routines it rang a soft sleigh bell in … Continue reading →

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Depression isn’t the end of the world, it just feels like it… Stef’s story

Posted on December 7, 2010 by

Editors note: This is the third in a monthly series of guest posts on the subject of mental health. For December Stef has felt able to share her experience as a woman, wife and mother living with depression. It is … Continue reading →

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A big ‘thank you’ as ‘An Unsound Mind’ hits the newstands

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

Today is a big day for me. I stood, quite unashamed, in W.H Smiths browsing through a magazine. I was surprised to be allowed to stand there for so long, right under the watchful eyes of the cashier, but with the … Continue reading →

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NaNoWriMo: The second half – retire hurt, change tactics or keep the faith?

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

This is my second blog post about my November NaNoWriMo experience Half way through November. Fifteen days gone and I am still plugging away at my NaNoWriMo novel. I am afraid I am behind schedule, and will have to write … Continue reading →

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On sense, sensibility & living with an anxious family -Jo’s story

Posted on November 8, 2010 by

Editors note: This is the second in a monthly series of guest posts on the subject of mental health. For November we are lucky to have award-winning blogger Jo Middleton of slummysinglemummy writing for us of her experiences. She looks … Continue reading →

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‘Moments of truth’ in mental health – Lucy’s story

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

Editors note: This is Lucy’s story, the first in a monthly series of guest posts on the subject of mental health. Lucy is in her 30′s and a mum to two lovely children. It is in her own words, and … Continue reading →

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