Why it’s important to act now: World suicide prevention day 

At the turn of Summer, the unthinkable happened. Someone I cared for – someone strong willed, adventurous and stoic, ended their life. Despite being a suicide survivor myself, I never imagined it could happen. Now, harsh lessons are being learnt.

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Resigned to pain

I don’t usually complain about pain. I’ve gotten used to living with it.  If you live with chronic pain, I’m sure you know what I…

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I tried floatation therapy for the first time

I wasn’t sure what to expect when I agreed to try a floatation tank for the first time. Without knowing much about it, just seeing the tank with the soothing blue lighting gave me the feeling that the future was here and I was stepping into a science fiction novel.

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A night in the life of… an insomniac living with fibromyalgia

Monday 4 October 2021, 1.27am Luckily for me I don’t have work later today, because it is 1.27am and I am wide awake. I am…

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