***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post will talk about mental illness and disability and the effect the general election is having on these communities. I will mention the frustration caused by cultural bias and marginalisation. Please only read if you feel strong enough. For help with mental health and other issues please visit my get support page.Continue reading “Inequality and Marginalization: Mental Health and Disability in the General Election”
Category Archives: disability
Confidence, disability and fashion
Working out how I disguise myself into what the public perceives as ‘normal’ in preperation for my first footsteps outside in nearly 3 years. As someone who’s chosen to start a trial of wearing white during the same month that my nose started bleeding everytime my dog wags her tail, it’s safe to say myContinue reading “Confidence, disability and fashion”
Health support services – helpful tool or additional trigger?
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post talks in detail about the current wait times for NHS care, as well as mental health treatments and physical health pathways. The post will touch on suicidal thoughts and the effect of delays in crisis care. Please only read on if you feel strong enough. You can find more information forContinue reading “Health support services – helpful tool or additional trigger?”
Ableism and Me(dia) – how a disabled celebrity went on TV and became a trigger
***TRIGGER WARNING***This post has examples of ableist language which some might find confronting and / or triggering. Please only read on if you feel able to. For more information on charitable organisations who can support your mental health when you’re experiencing physical challenges, please visit my Get Support page. ***TRIGGER WARNING*** The subject of ableismContinue reading “Ableism and Me(dia) – how a disabled celebrity went on TV and became a trigger”
Sick of guilt – being the ‘cared for’
***TRIGGER WARNING*** This post will talk about grief, family, mental health, chronic pain and the role of carers. Please only read on if you feel strong enough. For more information on organisations and charities that can support these issues, visit my mental health and suicide prevention support lines page, or my Get Support page forContinue reading “Sick of guilt – being the ‘cared for’”
Kicking the bucket…list
It’s frustrating that the age of 42, I finally found myself realising that infinity isn’t a reality. When my existential crisis started, I was considering the things that may or may not get ticked on my bucket list. We all have those things that we want to do, things we desire, things we dream about,Continue reading “Kicking the bucket…list”
Haiku hope 20 – access
Welcome to you all. Here is my 20th haiku hope, and I can’t quite believe I’ve written 10 of these things, but I’ve had fun along the way. Haikus aren’t as easy as they seem, with so few syllables to play with getting a story out within those 3 lines is tricky. This latest haikuContinue reading “Haiku hope 20 – access”
What do I eat my soup with?
I needed a different subject to take me away from my own ‘Brain Pain’ for a bit. Something outside of my head that wouldn’t force me to look internally and analyse my sanity (I do that too often). What did I choose? Well, it’s been kicking me in the kidneys for some time now. Pain.Continue reading “What do I eat my soup with?”
Chronic Fallout – the impact of mental illness and disability on carers
Took me a while to write this one. Whenever we are poorly, however long our illness takes to mend (if it ever will), whatever the health problem is, the load is infinitely lightened with the support of those around us. This week a nurse said to me “We’re concerned about the amount your partner isContinue reading “Chronic Fallout – the impact of mental illness and disability on carers”
Becoming a DAO blogger
I’ve been really fortunate on this creative journey and managed to knock on the right doors at the right moment. Back in 2022, when I was trying to work out what direction to travel in creatively, I was searching for somewhere that helps disabled and/or mentally unstable artists with getting their foot in the door.Continue reading “Becoming a DAO blogger”
Creative Steph 