Tag: Mental Health
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What Good Could Small Talk Above the Thames Really Do?
in FeaturesWhat good could small talk with strangers 90 metres above the Thames really do? As part of Loneliness Awareness Week, a trip aboard TfL’s Chatty Cabins and a visit to the Public Living Room offered a surprisingly simple reminder of the power of human connection.
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Looking For Stability In A Broken Job Market
in ColumnAfter hours spent battling through convoluted applications and a growing pile of rejections, I’m left wondering how someone willing and able to work can still end up feeling unemployable. Between bipolar disorder, therapy, and an increasingly dehumanising recruitment process, finding stability feels harder than ever.
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Performing Adulthood While Living in Poverty
in ColumnA curdled bowl of Weetabix, bounced payments, and a city built for people with money. A bipolar journalism student reflects on poverty, performance, and trying to survive in modern London.
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The World Cannot End Every Morning Before Breakfast
in ColumnModern news increasingly feels designed to emotionally overwhelm rather than inform. After waking up to coverage of the Trump and Xi summit, Colin Cushion reflects on doomscrolling, media framing and why audiences are desperate for perspective again.
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London Makes Pressure Look Invisible
in ColumnLife in London can look effortless. Coffee shops are full, queues stretch around attractions and the city rarely seems to stop moving. But beneath the surface, many people are quietly calculating every expense, balancing ordinary experiences against the rising cost of simply staying afloat.
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Phones, Safety and the Illusion of Control
in ColumnBeing on the phone in public is often framed as a matter of safety. But when connection becomes constant, it raises a different question. What is this behaviour really protecting us from?
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Creative Recovery: Frames of Mind’s Fight for Sustainable Mental Health Support
in FeaturesFrames of Mind uses filmmaking and animation to support people experiencing mental health challenges. The impact is well documented. The funding is not.
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