Jamie is a single male carer breaking down misconceptions about who can become a foster parent Foster care is an often overlooked form of childcare. Commonly thought of as taking in "problem" children, in many cases foster care is a last resort for those who haven’t had…
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Mental health is a part of every day life here in the UK, read our inspirational and uplifting true life stories
What is Misophonia?
A brief overview of the overwhelming sensory condition Misophonia is a debilitating medical condition where sufferers develop an extreme sensitivity to everyday noises, usually eating and breathing sounds. Misophonia [http://www.misophonia.com/symptoms-triggers/] is often triggered in childhood, typically after an emotionally significant incident. The “trigger” is often a…
Laura Wright: The Sporting Soprano
Laura Wright The 2017 Invictus Games ambassador (and favourite singer of the Royal family) explains how she became inspired by the fighting spirit of our wounded armed services personnel Chances are you’ll have heard Suffolk-born Laura Wright [http://www.laurawright.co.uk/]’s heavenly vocals when she’s performed…
I Went from Being Housebound in a Wheelchair to Walking Hollywood’s Red Carpet
Voice actor Anna Parker-Naples experienced symphysis pubis dysfunction while pregnant with her third child. But meeting with a hypnotherapist led her down a wonderful new path in her life Anna Parker-Naples Only nine weeks into my pregnancy, I found myself in horrendous levels of pain in my pelvic area. Within…
12 Steps To Guilt-Free Happiness
Picture the scene. You turn on the TV and there’s a hard-hitting documentary about war, or a news story about a recent disaster. Your mind starts to wander. You think back to the frivolities of your day: shopping in town, meeting friends for coffee, sharing jokes on social media.…
Should We Listen to Voices in Our Head?
Support groups are cropping up globally in a controversial movement to embrace inner dialogues Write What You Hear Although one in eight people report [hearing a voice](http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/hallucinations/Pages/Introduction.aspx) that isn’t theirs within their lifetime, it’s now claimed that “hearing voices”…
I’m Overwhelmed by Work. How Can I Manage It?
The seven challenge areas for finding a work-life balance There are a lot of challenges affecting a person’s work-life balance. Each one adds to stress, which contributes to emotional and physical imbalance: 1. Unrealistic demands Unreasonable demands at work and arrangements eating into personal time can add a lot…
Has Football Scored an Own Goal?
We hear lots of good intentions when it comes to mental health and football, but what is actually being done to help professional players and managers? And why are footballers still afraid to speak out about mental health issues? Happiful examines the culture of hyper-masculinity that persists on the pitch…
I Fight The Pain Of My Mum’s Death Every Day
When her mother died, poet and author Mary Crooks thought her whole world had stopped. Through writing, and love from her family, she found a way to keep her mum’s influence alive I remember the phone call as if it were yesterday. My older sister, Annie, called me to…