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....
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...
Here is a piece written by Katie Mottram, MensCraft’s Prevention and Positive Activities Coordinator, HMP Norwich. It describes the remarkable recovery journey of her inspirational friend, Dave… My mate Dave did time in Strangeways. He’s one of the most...
Well, it cuts you just like a knife Takes away your love of life Puts out your fire and leaves you in the ashes… Some days you really feel like hiding These are lyrics from the first verse of the Stiff Little Fingers song, ‘My Dark Places’. I’m going to talk here...
Last Thursday I attended a buzzing and very well-attended event organised by the Norfolk Peer Support Network, held at The Shoebox in Norwich. Peer Support can be defined as: “People, with lived experience of their own, giving time to help other people. This could be...
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