My comment piece for Eating Disorders Awareness Week 2017, published in the i Newspaper If somebody with alcoholism drinks to be drunk, surely somebody with anorexia fasts to be skinny? Maybe. But when the alcoholic first picks up that drink, are they primarily running towards intoxication, or away from pain? I’m sure there are individuals … Continue reading It’s rarely all about the food
It REALLY couldn’t happen to a nicer…writer
How lush to interview a big inspiration, the fabulous Claire Eastham of hugely popular blog We're all mad here for my Standard Issue column.... Did you see that girl, Claire Eastham, on This Morning last year, addressing the nation live with talk of her apparent ‘social anxiety’? FAKE NEWS! All this mental health bollocks. Everyone’s … Continue reading It REALLY couldn’t happen to a nicer…writer
Review: Black Eyed Susan
So I was chuffed to bits that the wonderful Denise Welch allowed me to have a sneak peak of her forthcoming short film, Black Eyed Susan. Here's my review. As a mental health ambassador who has spoken publicly and at length about her battles with depression, it’s perhaps no surprise Denise Welch’s first project as … Continue reading Review: Black Eyed Susan
Review: Leaving
Written by Paddy Campbell, directed by Amy Golding At Northern Stage, Newcastle until 4th March Then Bath (13th March) and Exeter (15th - 18th March) What happens when a young person leaves care? The only life they've ever really known. They don't know how or why they got there, or who they really are, but … Continue reading Review: Leaving
Cheering in afterwards…
Something to read as a reminder after an anxiety lapse/relapse: I just ate a yummy kids' tea of fish fingers and chunky chips with tonnes of salt and vinegar. And I didn't feel sick. I watched University Challenge with my wonderful man. Both of us almost choking on our chips when the posh kids answered … Continue reading Cheering in afterwards…
Oops, I did it again
Except it's not bubble gum pop like Britney. It's more Napalm Death. I can't bear Napalm Death. I can't bear anxiety relapses either. It's like I become the poor frightened soul the 'singer' of Napalm Death is screaming at. And he follows me EVERYWHERE. That's probably the perfect way to describe it actually. For me, … Continue reading Oops, I did it again
It REALLY couldn’t happen to a nicer…actor
For my latest piece for Standard Issue, I interviewed my other half, or, as our editor put it 'I took my work home with me'. When I saw Chris Connel on stage in his underpants it was love at first sight. Covered in fake marinade and lipstick, he had audiences in stitches every night as … Continue reading It REALLY couldn’t happen to a nicer…actor
But Barbie can’t stand up!
Lady Gaga recently proved that, shock horror, she doesn't have the body shape of Barbie. Arrrggghhhh somebody fetch me a whiskey. She's no pop star! How dare she flaunt her bigger-than-Barbie figure on a stage. In front of thousands of impressionable fans. I can prove that Lady Gaga doesn't have a Barbie doll body. I … Continue reading But Barbie can’t stand up!
Narcissus
How many times do I have to twist and turn, flex and fight. Compromise. Keep quiet. Stay calm and grip tightly onto a fragile peace. My appearance, my skills, my life, my choices, my curtains, my boots - all vulnerable to critique. When are those comments mine to own? To crush. When can I destroy … Continue reading Narcissus
10 songs that capture every shade of 90s teenage angst
Transient but deep. Fleeting but real. Common but unique. The precarious and vulnerable teenage mind. Sometimes, teenage angst lived side by side with mental illness. Sometimes it simply intruded on otherwise happy and carefree times. It made everything feel 10x harder. Hands up who would go through their teen years again? No-one? Me neither. But … Continue reading 10 songs that capture every shade of 90s teenage angst
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