PD or Not PD? Notes on our partnership
Ops director Richard talks about our partnership with the Leeds PD Network, providing some clarity and addressing the conflict between our anti-PD and survivor-led ethos, and a service that has a label we disagree with in its very name. It’s a topic that can bring up a lot of difficult feelings and we want to... Read More
Connecting and not connecting with nature: Mental Health Awareness Week 2021
It’s Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme this year is Nature. Communications and Connect Helpline Worker Lulu writes about some of the trials of trying to connect with nature. The Mental Health Foundation’s website is a good place to read about nature and mental health and why it’s been chosen as the theme... Read More
From Silence to Singing
Elizabeth Shane writes about her journey, as a survivor of abuse, to being able to express herself through creative outlets, through to getting a book of poetry published so she can hopefully help others to feel less alone with their struggles and their pain. CW: discussions/mentions of childhood sexual abuse For so long I... Read More
Colonial Contradictions
Muhammed has written about Britain’s colonial legacy with regards to LGBT+ discrimination. This was originally written for LGBT+ History Month as a reflection of LGBT+ History and the issues that we still face in the world today. This blog post draws from my research, personal experiences and interests from both my undergraduate and master’s, where... Read More
Stress Stalks Unseen: Stress Awareness Month
By Lulu Spargo, Comms Worker and Connect Helpline Worker. It’s Stress Awareness Month so I thought I’d share my own recent experience with that particular fiend. It can strike us all, from such varying factors; mine came from a menagerie of sources in my personal life and I had to take action when it threatened... Read More
My Year of Isolation
One of our visitors Anne has reflected on the difficulties she’s faced this past year, particularly how she has struggled with accessing support remotely. When I’m in the same room as someone face-to-face I feel relaxed and safe and I feel more like the sort of person I used to feel like before the... Read More
She Chose To Challenge: International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day and the theme this year is Choose To Challenge, where we hold our hand up to call out inequality where we see it. A member of the Sisterhood group (for black and brown women and non-binary people) has shared an inspiring memory of her mother choosing to challenge. ... Read More
Shaped By Experience: International Women’s Day
Dial House @Touchstone and Group Support Worker Shayam shares some reflections on a formative family member this International Women’s Day. For International Women’s Day I would like to pay tribute to my grandmother, Zakiya El Reidy, born December 12th 1918 in Egypt. I only have a couple memories of my grandmother, but I... Read More