Juliet Mcdonald: For My Mother
I have always found that writing things down when I am upset, grieving, etc. really helps me to come to...
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Juliet Mcdonald: For My Mother
I have always found that writing things down when I am upset, grieving, etc. really helps me to come to...
Jess Gibson: Work In Progress - A Reflection
Starting Again The onset of my big mental health breakdown came during my second year of university. At the time...
Community Stories: Death and Grief
Death and grief was our theme for September, marking World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10th. Here the Sheffield Flourish...
Sarah Cardwell: How blogging helps
Just 2 years ago I had one of my more serious breakdowns, leading to a diagnosis of borderline personality disorder...
Sam Sharp: Here by the Sea
I wrote this poem as part of the Rotherham Flourish group in summer 2018. At around this I was asked...
Charlie Roebuck: My Story(ish)
I had a privileged upbringing. My parents and grandparents would do anything to help me achieve what I wanted and...
Suicide and Me
I am an anaesthetist, close to retirement. When I was growing up in the 1960s, suicide was not something that...
Ruth Durkin: I Ain't Afraid of No Ghosts
Ghosting (verb): the practice of ending a personal relationship with someone by suddenly and without explanation withdrawing from all communication....
Christl Kettle: Water
‘Water’ is a meditation on the solitude and quietness that descends on the land with winter snow and ice. Perspectives...