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.…
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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
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…
An Interview with Lisa Goldapple: The Mapmaker of the Future
Editor-in-Chief Lisa Goldapple is raising the profiles of people who are working to create a better world – by charting an Atlas of the Future Hi Lisa! What is Atlas of the Future?Essentially, it’s a resource for hope. I don’t love the word platform, but our ultimate aim…
Plant for Peace: Converting Heroin Fields into Sustainable Superfoods
One man’s mission to grow communities in the aftermath of war, by planting the seeds of change with local farmers What is Plant for Peace? According to Global Research, over 200,000 hectares of opium poppies were cultivated in Afghanistan in 2016. Every kilogram of opium can produce 100…
Game of Thrones: Fictional Stories, Real-World Issues
As we head into the final phase of Game of Thrones, and what a game it has been, we are faced with three potential rulers. Each have shown their leadership skills and their military might, but what lies under the surface and how could it affect their rule? Cersei of…
Grenfell Tower fire: thousands may be traumatised
As we approach the tenth week since the Grenfell fire, the emotional trauma of the tragedy remains just as strong as in the first moments…