Tag: Mental Health
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Grey Skies, Clear Head
in Blog PostsA trip that was meant to be about friendship became something else entirely. A grey, rain soaked reset in Manchester, a glimpse of the future at MediaCity, and a reminder that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is rest.
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Being Bipolar: When Art Holds Up a Mirror
Bipolar, ADHD and the danger of mistaking ordinary life for meaningless. What one musical forced me to confront.
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A Walk Through the Noise
A stressful head, a familiar spiral, and a walk through East London that did exactly what it needed to do. Sometimes the reset isn’t dramatic. Sometimes it’s just movement, space, and letting the noise drain away.
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You’re Not On The Phone For Safety
in FeaturesCrime in British cities has fallen over the last decade, phone theft aside. So why does everyone insist on being on a call at all times? This isn’t about safety. It’s about discomfort, superstition, and what we’ve learned to tell ourselves in public.
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Meeting You Where You Are
in FeaturesThis isn’t a post about Jessie J. It’s about what it means to feel acknowledged without asking. About art that meets you where you are, at the moments you need it most, and reminds you to stay present in a world that is constantly pulling you elsewhere.
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Do The Thing, Overthink It Later
A reflection on learning to act before anxiety takes over, and why doing the thing first can stop bipolar and ADHD spirals from running the show.
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Yerma, Watched From a Distance
in Rewind RevueSimon Stone’s adaptation of Yerma, encountered via Drama Online’s National Theatre Collection, remains devastating. Watched from a distance, it becomes a study in pressure, isolation and the slow unravelling of a life shaped by expectation.
Colin Cushion 