Dear Depression….Love Garry – My Open Letter for you!
Dear Depression, I wanted to write a letter to you in the hope we can come to some sort of agreement as to where we both go from here. I have written to you many times before in days of despair and...
View ArticlePoetry Book Update
The book of poems that I am hoping to publish is beginning to take shape thanks to people who have kindly submitted their work. See here for more details I have started putting these into a word...
View ArticleChallenging the Stigma of Mental Health
The stigma that surrounds Mental Health Illnesses hangs in the air like a bad smell. Fear of being ostracised by peers, colleagues and society in general is what drives so many sufferers underground,...
View ArticleOne Little Moose but One Big Voice
I am just one person speaking out about depression, hardly enough to cause even a ripple in the sea of people who suffer with this illness. Note the word illness not condition, not state of mind....
View ArticleIndia Knight and the Twitter Fight
Ok so it was not much of a fight but it did rhyme and makes for a catchier title. Head over to twitter and do a search for India Knight, a journalist who “writes columns for The Sunday Times” She...
View ArticleBut Men dont get depression…
I was asked by the Mental Health Foundation to write something for them as it is “Men’s Health Week” see more on their Facebook page here It always struck me as strange that woman are so much more...
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