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The ‘How Not To’ Guide to Mental Health and Marketing.
Dear Marketing Executives…everywhere…. I say everywhere, as more and more what I feared was an isolated incident turns out to be a worldwide epidemic of imbecility. Perhaps I have watched far too much...
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Until next time…
Find yourself a penny or tuppence (yes I said tuppence. Yes I feel old now.) – or any slimline coin for that matter. If you try and balance it, you’ll find that depending on the environment or...
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10 Reasons to ‘STOP the Cuts and START to care’ about Mental Health.
“Mental health conditions don’t discriminate – so I ask you, Mr Hunt – why do you?” Mental Health Matters: STOP the Cuts, START to Care. Its been almost a month since I started a campaign for Jeremy...
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Mental Health Mockery.
Sigh. You’d think being so vocal about mental health I still wouldn’t have to (A) see ass-hat articles like this shared on Facebook, and (B) that anyone would find this remotely amusing making light...
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Media Responsibility and Mental Health
When it comes to mental health and the media, it is safe to say that the two have had a tumultuous relationship over the years (to say the very least). Some organisations and outlets have really...
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Mental Health Recovery is a Marathon.
I’ve been on the mental health recovery train now for a nearly half a decade. Its had its ups and downs, I’ve been here there and everywhere. Its been one hellova journey, and one that isn’t complete...
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World Health Day: Mental Health Matters
Did you know, that every county council in the UK has a Health and Wellbeing board? No, I didn’t either, not until a few months ago. I spoke to a few Councillors – some of the representatives who are...
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Trust.
Last night I told myself I need to sit down and write this blog post as it had been on my mind since my last psychiatrist appointment. “A nice cup of tea” I thought, “and get it done.” - all very...
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The Internet, Mental Health, and Protecting the Vulnerable.
(TW – Discussion of suicide) The internet is no longer just a ‘thing’. It is a community, a hub of activity, a place to gossip and gander at the latest celebrity gossip. For some, it is a place of...
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Mental Health Awareness Week.
Mental health awareness week is fairly self-explanatory as a principle, but some (!!) still question whether it is necessary, or why it is even a ‘thing’ at all. The Department of Health found that 77%...
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