Homelessness, Health & Hope

On Monday, I went with Norwich Pit Stop member, Ben, to the University of East Anglia. Along with another speaker, Colin, we had been invited to speak to thirty third year nursing degree apprentices about our experiences of homelessness and its health legacy....

Reach for your Positive Pants!

Not so many years ago, during a very testing time for me personally, I was suddenly possessed by an overwhelming urge to end my own life. So dark was that moment I concluded that the world would be better off without me. I don’t know what possessed me to reach...

MensCraft ‘Walk & Talk’

I arrived at the Maddermarket Theatre on a Friday morning a few weeks ago with a mixture of excitement and trepidation. I’d only been in the building twice before: once to discuss the possibility of becoming a MensCraft trustee, and the second time as part of the...

Checking-in during the Pit Stop Social

As part of his placement with MensCraft, Makani Zulu (UEA Social Work student) hosted some ‘check-ins’ as part of our Norwich Pit Stop Social gatherings. The ‘check-in’ is where all members of the group have the opportunity to say how they are...

Who’s That? The Man in the Corner

At a recent Pit Stop Social in Norwich, I was speaking to one of our members, Stephen, about his social anxiety. He chose to explain his experience of this with a poem. With his permission, I will share this with you here: Who’s That? The Man in the Corner Here...