It isn’t in our power to save every human being, but it is in our power to nurture that essence, that turning towards us with the will to stay alive…. more
Turning toward the people who are not safe
Tag: lived experience
Gaslit & Dismissed: The Truth for Chronically Ill and Neurodivergent Patients
The NHS promotes mental health for both its staff and patients but there seems to be a huge disconnect between their promotion and their practice. … more
Surviving Restrictive and Least Restrictive Practice: ‘Hold me up, don’t hold me down’
I believe the solution cannot be found without structural change within services. We need policy makers to sit back and listen, carefully…. more
I don’t want a seat at your table: co-production in mental health services
As a consequence of the involvement and co-production agenda – or arguably, as a consequence of the co-option of it – it seems that things are stalling…… more
NSUN’s July 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
NSUN’s June 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
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
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 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
Understanding the identity of lived experience researchers and providers
The review found themes related to identity development, through the acronym of the EMERGES framework, a novel finding of the review. Themes of Empowerment, Motivation, Empathy of the self and others, Recovery model and medical model, Growth and Transformation, Exclusion and Survivor roots were found…… more