Posts Tagged ‘stigma’
Mad is Sad…not Bad!
As my episode of psychosis is fading to the distant past (over three years now), part of me wants to keep the memory alive. I am very blessed to be in a privileged position of talking about the mental health illness which led to breaking my back, from a place of wellness and positivity which…
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Human Connection
Don’t you just love it when someone shares something with you that makes you realise you are not so alone? We humans gain a macabre sense of well-being when we read or hear about someone who has a worse life than we do! I mean, its why we enjoy memoirs or soaps isn’t it? Because…
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Stick Stigma
Hello, I thought I would write a blog to take my mind away from tomorrow’s launch party and the stomach-lurching thought that I’m making a speech! Don’t pity the stick! I often talk about the stigma of mental health, but there are many things that have stigma surrounding them that I think we only notice…
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Equality with Physical and Mental health
At a time in the world where I believe we are striving for equality in so many areas of life, be it for the colour of our skin, our gender, sex, religion, career, disability (I apologise for the things I have missed here), I think it’s time to sit up and listen to the need…
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A Positive Change in 2020
Write about a positive change you made or a discovery about yourself in 2020 that celebrates the authentic you and tie it into one of the three prizes. I’m a sucker for a bit of competition; probably due to my dad constantly challenging me as a child with endless games of backgammon and table tennis…
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