Making my voice heard as an Expert by Experience
Marsha McAdam shares how she has found purpose through challenging the stigma of personality disorder and driving change in mental health services
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Black mental health and self-care in a time of crisis
As Black History Month draws to a close, Kadra shares how she’s been prioritising her wellbeing while navigating conversations that can bring up trauma and distress
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Nerves of steel? Opening up about mental illness in sport
Anastasia shares her personal perspective of how sport can be a high-risk environment for mental illness
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Anxiety and OCD: onset aged 5, treatment aged 55
David Monk looks back at the early onset of his struggle with anxiety, and shares his thoughts on what is needed to improve the wellbeing of young people
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Managing your eating through a time of turmoil
Hope shares some practical tips on what can be helpful with managing an eating disorder while isolating at home
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Is ‘exercise labelling’ on food the answer to healthier eating?
Hope Virgo argues that proposals to add exercise labels to food disregard the complexities of obesity and could reinforce unhealthy relationships with eating
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Have mental health awareness campaigns had their day?
Campaigns have brought mental health out of the shadows. But is it time to move beyond awareness?
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Remembering the 1 in 4
“We are your mothers, your brothers, your sisters and your sons. We are everywhere. We are the 1 in 4.”
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Standing on their shoulders: supporting the mental health of the Stonewall generation, 50 years on
David Woodhead reflects on how we can support the mental health of older LGBT+ people
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Living with bipolar 1 disorder: Eleanor’s story
Eleanor reflects on her diagnosis as a teenager and what has helped her to manage her mental health
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