We are a mental health charity that underpins everything we do with creativity, especially the written form of creativity. We have a Facebook Group that is full of support, understanding,. read more…
Squeakpeewee was in our very first creative writing workshop way back when we were trialling what we now do in a prison. Our workshops covered expressing oneself, pushing all boundaries,. read more…
Stage One – Realising I Wasn’t Invincible. I never thought I’d suffer from depression. I’d never really realised my mental health was pretty screwed up. Not me. I was always. read more…
One of our group members, Bruce Carver, approached us with this piece about mental health; specifically, his mental health. We are starting an ongoing feature called Mental Health Monday, and. read more…
This look at The Fall of the House of Usher is the next in our series of “Have You Watched a Good Book Lately?” The series’ intention is to track. read more…
Everyone has a story to tell; each one of us writes poetry – some, without even realising. That stream of consciousness that runs in our veins? It’s poetry waiting to. read more…
I have a secret obsession. Book sniffing. Yes, that’s right, sniffing books. There is nothing more satisfying than buying a book, and flicking the pages past your snout and taking. read more…
Everyone has a story to tell; each one of us writes poetry – some, without even realising. That stream of consciousness that runs in our veins? It’s poetry waiting to. read more…
The essence and origins of PoetsIN is based entirely in how writing helps ease mental health so successfully. From that point, the rehabilitation, the confidence, the management of anxiety, addictions. read more…
This look at Snowpiercer is the next in our series of “Have You Watched a Good Book Lately?” The series’ intention is to track a number of books’ progression from. read more…
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The Top Ten Mental Health Stigmas and Our Responses to Them
We are a mental health charity that underpins everything we do with creativity, especially the written form of creativity. We have a Facebook Group that is full of support, understanding,. read more…
Wellbeing Wednesday – Original Service User Squeakypeewee on Self Care
Squeakpeewee was in our very first creative writing workshop way back when we were trialling what we now do in a prison. Our workshops covered expressing oneself, pushing all boundaries,. read more…
My Mental Health – Realising I Wasn’t Invincible by Co-founder Paul
Stage One – Realising I Wasn’t Invincible. I never thought I’d suffer from depression. I’d never really realised my mental health was pretty screwed up. Not me. I was always. read more…
Mental Health Monday – I Stand in a Rain by Bruce Carver
One of our group members, Bruce Carver, approached us with this piece about mental health; specifically, his mental health. We are starting an ongoing feature called Mental Health Monday, and. read more…
Have You Watched a Good Book Lately – The Fall of the House of Usher
This look at The Fall of the House of Usher is the next in our series of “Have You Watched a Good Book Lately?” The series’ intention is to track. read more…
Interview: Writer Profile – Zoe Wall
Everyone has a story to tell; each one of us writes poetry – some, without even realising. That stream of consciousness that runs in our veins? It’s poetry waiting to. read more…
Book Sniffing – The Way Book Nerds Get High.
I have a secret obsession. Book sniffing. Yes, that’s right, sniffing books. There is nothing more satisfying than buying a book, and flicking the pages past your snout and taking. read more…
Blogger and Poet Charlotte Underwood Talks About Her Father’s Suicide, Writing and Mental Health Awareness
Everyone has a story to tell; each one of us writes poetry – some, without even realising. That stream of consciousness that runs in our veins? It’s poetry waiting to. read more…
Mental Health: The Cliff Edge – By Charity Co Founder Sammie
The essence and origins of PoetsIN is based entirely in how writing helps ease mental health so successfully. From that point, the rehabilitation, the confidence, the management of anxiety, addictions. read more…
Have You Watched a Good Book Lately? – Snowpiercer
This look at Snowpiercer is the next in our series of “Have You Watched a Good Book Lately?” The series’ intention is to track a number of books’ progression from. read more…