**This piece may be triggering.** It’s Eating Disorder Awareness Week – something that is very close to home for me. I wanted to write something to share with you a. read more…
PoetsIN Won’t Turn You Away 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 8 children and young people have a medically diagnosed mental illness. This doesn’t account for those who are. read more…
Huge thanks to our charity skydive team A while back, we had another fantastically successful fundraiser where seven brave (Read Crazy / Stupid / Kamikaze) people took it upon themselves. read more…
You like a ‘happy ending’? Too bad. But then, life is all about disappointments, isn’t it? I’m just kidding—this next part is so good, I am going to set it. read more…
Here beginneth the second part; here we are once again, indulging in the philosophical question—can there be a religion without god? I should once again warn the reader, that I. read more…
Part One Eighteen months ago I made a startling discovery that changed my life. Not only my future life but also my past life. Or at least the past eighteen. read more…
Welcome to the next installment of etymology pieces. This time round, Kelly delves into the word etymology (how meta), dandelions and prostitutes. Infortainment for you. So, read on, dear reader.. read more…
Our anthologies consisting entirely of submission by group members and service users have been very popular. To see your work in print on your bookshelf is a thing of beauty.. read more…
Imagine that you are visiting a restaurant in an unfamiliar city. You are seated and then presented with a menu in a foreign language. The restaurant’s menu does not have. read more…
Welcome back to our blog series “Have You Watched a Good Book Lately?” The series’ intention is to track a number of books’ progression from the printed page to the. read more…
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Eating Disorders – A Parental View
**This piece may be triggering.** It’s Eating Disorder Awareness Week – something that is very close to home for me. I wanted to write something to share with you a. read more…
We’re The Creative Mental Health Charity
PoetsIN Won’t Turn You Away 1 in 4 adults and 1 in 8 children and young people have a medically diagnosed mental illness. This doesn’t account for those who are. read more…
Our Charity Skydive Team
Huge thanks to our charity skydive team A while back, we had another fantastically successful fundraiser where seven brave (Read Crazy / Stupid / Kamikaze) people took it upon themselves. read more…
A Religion Without God: Taboo, Ritual and Religion (Part 3) by Kelly Knox
You like a ‘happy ending’? Too bad. But then, life is all about disappointments, isn’t it? I’m just kidding—this next part is so good, I am going to set it. read more…
A Religion Without God: Taboo, Ritual and Religion (Part 2) by Kelly Knox
Here beginneth the second part; here we are once again, indulging in the philosophical question—can there be a religion without god? I should once again warn the reader, that I. read more…
Dazed and Confused – Guest Blog by ‘The Distant Voice’
Part One Eighteen months ago I made a startling discovery that changed my life. Not only my future life but also my past life. Or at least the past eighteen. read more…
Etymology of Etymology, Dandelion and Prostitute
Welcome to the next installment of etymology pieces. This time round, Kelly delves into the word etymology (how meta), dandelions and prostitutes. Infortainment for you. So, read on, dear reader.. read more…
Anthology Submission Call – For Over 18s AND Under 18s.
Our anthologies consisting entirely of submission by group members and service users have been very popular. To see your work in print on your bookshelf is a thing of beauty.. read more…
How Words Mean: The Meaning of the Word “Word” in 1539 Words – by Kelly Knox
Imagine that you are visiting a restaurant in an unfamiliar city. You are seated and then presented with a menu in a foreign language. The restaurant’s menu does not have. read more…
Have You Watched a Good Book Lately? – The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe
Welcome back to our blog series “Have You Watched a Good Book Lately?” The series’ intention is to track a number of books’ progression from the printed page to the. read more…