So we know from an earlier post about Theresa May’s speech that suicide is a major killer of young men, women and men under 54. So that is what I am going to write about. It will not be the most comfortable post in this blog. Some of you may want to stop now but … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 24

A bit more politics today – well commentary on politics – the article the quote is taken from can be found at the link at the bottom of this post. But this is the comment I want to talk about today. ‘In her speech, May suggests that tackling stigma is more important than resources. I … Continue reading Run Evry Day – Day 21

I am going to take a different tack today and talk about books on mental health/anxiety that I have found provided me with some insight. The word insight is important this is not about self help books, I’ve read a few of them but rarely finish them. Mainly because they are not self help, they are … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 20

So yesterday I wrote about the metaphor of the hole you fall down. So today I will talk about what being in the hole was like. It was strange. It was disturbing and comforting at the same time, but not in equal measure on any given day or period of time. At the bottom of … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 19

Stigma and words – we talk about the stigma of mental health but how deep does it go? Pretty deep is the answer. As part of being involved at Mind I occasionally go to talk to groups about mental health/wellbeing. Sometimes this could be to receive a cheque or to just highlight the work that … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 17

Day 14 Not quite half way – but getting close. Mat from Space2Create created the Comic Art Trail window for the shop back in October. The theme was a riff on mental health with the line – ‘I am defined by my creativity not by my illness’ – couldn’t have put it better by myself. … Continue reading Run Every Day – Day 14