What is a mental health problem? You hear the term used a lot in mainstream mental health (I mean the charities and press here). Mental… The post What is a mental health problem? appeared fi...
I’m writing this with tears in my eyes, I and my family presently on a short trip to Rome, Italy. Unfortunately, I was robbed in… The post Spam from my therapist’s email account. appeare...
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Thanks to Anna Zagorska for the translation. — Mental is performed by a young man who is the only member of art and activism collectivecthe… The post Latvian theatre critic Silvija Radzobe ...
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the vacuum cleaner. News. Mental – Autumn Dates. Riga. Glasgow. London. Manchester. “One of the most powerful portraits of creativity and depression I’ve ever seen… a heart-rending… ...
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People that know me will be fully aware that I have a bit of a bee in my bonnet about the stigma the media has… The post Casual Mental Health Stigma in The Guardian today appeared first on t...
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Image courtesy of Hannah Hull In a week and a half I’m showing a work in progress of Mental at In-between Time, Bristol. (Afraid the… The post Crying into my tea, instead of rehearsing. –...
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Some other victims of Tory cuts: Benefit bureaucrats Atos killed my father, says 13-year-old boy http://www.scotsman.com/news/health/benefit-bureaucrats-atos-killed-my-father-says-13-year-old-boy...
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“Let’s go fucking Mental. Let’s go fucking Mental. Let’s go fucking Mental.” Is a chant I’ve heard groups of beer fuelled white men sing before…… The post Let’s go fucking Men...
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What follows is an email I wrote earlier this year to a group of friends and activists following a serious suicide attempt that lead to… The post Mental Health Crisis – A rough survival gui...
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the vacuum cleaner. News. Hello, here’s a little more about our recent projects. Mental: Work in Progress. Supported by the Oxford Samuel Beckett Theatre Trust… The post Mental. Truth is Co...
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