On a fateful day in 2021, we met on a year-long training course in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LICBT)…. more
Capitalist mental health: how CBT is failing us
Category: Mental healthcare in a failing state
Are we facing a step backwards in disability benefit policy? A history of benefits in the UK
Will a new Labour government lead to an improvement for those in receipt of disability benefits, many of those with… more
We are pathologising ourselves out of solidarity
Validity Will Not Liberate Us, Notes From a Psych Survivor Recently, I was scrolling through social media when I was… more
We have not failed within systems, systems have failed us: the need for radical change in mental healthcare
If we are not fighting against systemic oppression within and outside of mental health services, we will continue to find the same problems…. more
Firepits in frosty places: the migrant’s search for community
This uncertainty over residential status is a wide doorway into despondency, and it’s worse when the politics of the day is mired with anti-immigrant sentiment… more
Redefining “care”
If you are deemed “not sick enough,” accessing timely support can be nearly impossible. Conversely, if you are considered “sick enough,” the treatments you receive may feel more like punishment than care…. more
How eating disorder care got thrown down the drain
Content note: eating disorders, iatrogenic harm Four years ago, I was discharged from an inpatient eating disorder ward in London,… more
Alternatives to Suicide: where can we go next?
Content note: discussion of suicide and suicidality “Should I press the button?” Nancy asks. My stomach flutters as I look… more
New name, same violence: ‘complex emotional needs’ as a euphemism for ‘personality disorder’
When I was first labelled with borderline personality disorder, it wasn’t a proper diagnosis. The term “emerging personality disorder” appeared… more
Always about me without me: being a patient who isn’t part of the equation
This summer marks 10 years since entering mental health services as a child. I am someone who is defined as… more