Book Review: Gargi Bhattacharyya’s ‘We, the Heartbroken’
‘This is a good-sized book!’ was my first impression of We, The Heartbroken when I unleashed it out of its… more
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NSUN’s May 2023 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more
An interview with Survivors’ Poetry Events Coordinator, Debbie McNamara
“We experience relief & gratitude in sharing our work… people get to meet others from around the world who become friends & allies, our struggles become collective, we heal each other with our words & songs, we overcome the fragmentation & alienation caused by trauma, we use our poetry to manage overwhelming emotions & make sense of our experiences, to document extraordinary times in our lives, to revisit difficulty with new eyes, to celebrate where we have reached, to tell our stories; we revive hope.”… more
A guide to online event safety and conduct management for user-led groups
“Ideas and recommendations for preparing, organising and delivering online events while prioritising event safety and conduct management. “… more
NSUN’s April 2023 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more
An interview with survivor and singer-songwriter, Rai Waddingham
Music and creativity weave through my life in different ways – each of them have helped me continue to exist in a world that I can find overwhelming… more
An interview with emerging outsider artist, Mud
Art speaks where words fail, though sometimes they work in conjunction. Facilitating these tough discussions through a visual medium is my way of helping the mental health community. … more
NSUN’s March 2023 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more
Unionisation options for lived experience workers
“Contemplation of the different ways in which lived experience workers might become unionised, and hopefully gain power in the workplace, can open up further critical thinking about a politics of mental health and how this might be advanced by progressive trade unions.”… more
Distress and dissent within and beyond healthcare
“Strikes by healthcare workers can open up the space to question an economy which creates sickness, deprives people of the care they need to heal, and punishes those it deems ‘unhealthy’.”… more
Book Review – The Muslim, State and Mind
“As societal objects of fear, even the “best Muslim” will never be good enough to escape scrutiny and pathologisation/criminalisation through psychology and the justice system…”… more