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
Tag: healthcare
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
Misogynoir in healthcare: Reviewing the 2023 Women’s Health Strategy
The barriers Black women encounter when receiving good quality physical and mental healthcare are rooted in factors relating to culture, stigma and misogynoir…. more
Social prescribing for autistic people – an individual view
The current offer of GP social prescribing fails to meet the needs to various groups of people with more explicit needs, due to the short term and restricted nature of the provision…. more
Sticking to the Rules: Safe for Who?
Services must work reflexively with people to be truly ‘trauma-informed’. Sticking to strict procedures prevents them tailoring their approach to create the safety and care people really need, causing extra harm instead of the help they promise…. more