Category Archives: friendship

Medication Stations!

Finn: We’ll figure it out. We’ll use the Force Han: [irritated] THAT’S NOT HOW THE FORCE WORKS! Doctor: We’ll figure it out. We’ll use medication. Me: [irritated] That’s not how wellness should work! *** Yes, I know, gratuitous use a … Continue reading

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Artefacts of Life Project: A Chronicle of Mental Illness #ArtefactsofLife

The aim of Artefacts of Life is to encourage people to share their experiences of life with a mental illness and in so doing allow me to take these a step further. My task is to try and translate these moments and feelings into something visual. The result will be a photo project, an anthology of life with a mental illness. I am asking people to share whatever they would like (within the 140 characters): memories, anecdotes, thoughts, feelings, questions, hopes or fears. Anything –positive or negative. My goal is to try to take these and turn them into a collection of abstract pieces that convey what living with a mental illness might be like. Continue reading

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Eyes Turned Skywards: When Hope Against Hope is Not Enough

‘For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return.’ Leonardo Da Vinci Ever since I was a teenager, I have been … Continue reading

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