Behind Newcastle United Foundation’s #BeAGameChanger mental health campaign and the brand new football-themed meditation track
A message to James
TW: suicide. A film about grief performed by Chris Connel
Book review: Sing Backwards and Weep
A review of Mark Lanegan's powerful memoir, Sing Backwards and Weep
EVERY family’s experience of lockdown will expose the privilege in Cummings’ weak excuses
I usually reserve my political anger for Twitter. But this isn't political any more. Or at least it shouldn't be. It's much bigger than that. And I believe that every single family has many stories that will blow Cummings' lame and privileged excuses out the water. I am writing about just one family. My family. … Continue reading EVERY family’s experience of lockdown will expose the privilege in Cummings’ weak excuses
Light in a lockdown
I realised that, whilst I might not have felt anxiety like this since 2015, the world hasn't experienced anything as significant as Covid-19 since WWII.
It REALLY couldn’t happen to a nicer…Hipster
Anxiety can happen to anyone...even my 'should've been a reality TV star' friend Paul
When I look at you I see…
A very personal blog post about body image and poor self esteem
Shameful illnesses – who made up the rules?
Who made up the rules about what illnesses or symptoms should be shameful?
Do run, run, run
Today I ran 2.5km. A few years ago I wouldn't have wanted to post that. 2.5km is so lame! And I'm not going to pretend that I did it in some kind of super-fast speed either. I'll be upfront - it was an average of 6 minutes 23 seconds per km. Perhaps I'd be better … Continue reading Do run, run, run
It shouldn’t have taken a death to suspend the Jeremy Kyle show
The public’s health and societal problems are increasingly being used as bait to rake in the viewers. Why isn’t the media doing more to remove shows that carry mental health risks? Here's my latest piece for the Independent which came in light of the tragic news that a participant from the Jeremy Kyle Show died … Continue reading It shouldn’t have taken a death to suspend the Jeremy Kyle show
