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The celebration of New Year brings with it many expectations. If you're not feeling in much of a party spirit,...

At this time of year we can feel a lot of pressure to be jolly and extra sociable. That's what...

I spent the first 18 years of my life in Basingstoke, about 50 miles south of London. In the 1980s...

After 39 years of friendship with a close friend, I shared with her the trauma of failing my 11-plus in...

Sunlight streams through the circle of obscured glass, warming us up after a long night huddled together. We hear light...

I would like to say I remember it well: the first time I ever heard a song which sent shivers...

It is no secret to anyone who knows me (or is yet to know me) that I have a fabulous...

I’ve been in and out of different hospitals for most of my life, since I was about 15. A nine...

My interest in researching Sheffield’s mental health story stems from personal experience. My experience not only led me to where...