CW: NHS, poor health service, navigating a stressful health service, getting a mental illness diagnosis
Navigating bureaucratic systems, even one such as the NHS, can be a headache. It’s an institution for the people, run by certain people. Now, anything I suggest in the following post is to be taken mildly tongue in cheek but has ultimately [...]
LIFE HACK: Getting mental health care...
CW: NHS, poor health service, navigating a stressful health service, getting a mental illness diagnosis
Navigating bureaucratic systems, even one such as the NHS, can be a headache. It’s an institution for the people, run by certain people. Now, anything I suggest in the following post is to be taken mildly tongue in cheek but has ultimately [...]
Positive Masculinity
There’s a reason why I try my hardest in life to not have a routine or schedule – taking a break. God damn it’s hard to get back into the swing of things you want to do after a few weeks of not really doing much (apart from turning a year older, a holibob and a music festival. Not much tho).
Anywho. Time to dust off the cobwebs and pos [...]
Being out as bisexual at work
Yesterday my boss was preparing to go on annual leave. Next week we will have our company-wide staff meeting so she gave my two co-workers and I a sheet of notes of things she would like us to discuss. There was a paragraph for each of us on the page, and we knew which one was ours as they had been colour coded according to our favourite colo [...]
Could you take over the Big Bi Fun Da...
Back in 2010 Sanji created and ran the first ever Big Bi Fun Day and when they stepped down I took over the reins in 2015. After 3 years I’ve realised that now, sadly, is the time for me to move on to other things.
Leaving is no reflection of my enjoyment of organising the event. It has been a great honour and privilege to keep this pie [...]
#sorrynotsorry
CW: Rape, Sexual Assault, abuse and consent TW: Rape, discussions of sexual assault, interviews and commentary of violence against women, gaslighting Whilst having a conversation last night with an enlightened soul, I had something articulated to me that I had been mulling over for a couple weeks. Why were all the apologies coming from misogy [...]
Enter the bi-osphere
CW: biphobia, bierasure TW: biphobic comments, drug mention, cheating Bi related puns are gonna be my new thing. Hi. Sharing is caring, supposedly, so I thought I’d share a situation that occurred last week at a queer fundraiser for London’s first LGBT community centre (which you can check out and donate a few quid to if you … Continue [...]
Oversimplifying mental illnesses: the...
CW: Mental Health Treatment, Diagnosis, being diagnosed, Bipolar, BPD, Mental Illnesses, childhood trauma, the effects of mental illnesses, Eating Disorders TW: binge eating, self-harm, mania, emotional trauma, body image and self-worth ... Anxiety, depression, paranoia, personality disorder, panic attacks – the list goes on. In the UK it’s h [...]
Big Bi Fun Day 2018
Those who have been following the Big Bi Fun Day over the years can probably recite the opening lines of the event write up off by heart now. It was a lovely afternoon. Check. There was a nice mix of regulars and first timers. Check. People did the usual activities such as craft, draw, play board games, and catch up with friends. Check. And t [...]
Mental Health vs Mental Illness
CW: mental health, mental illness, bipolar, BPD, eating disorders So, it’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2018. A time to shine light on pressing topics in an environment, via the main stream media and ignorant officials, that don\'t quite get it right. Firstly, let’s just debunk something that I find people often confuse. We all have … [...]
The good, the bad and the ugly (of te...
CW: classism, sexism, toxic masculinity, homophobia/biphobia/transphobia mention, mental health TW: addiction, self-medicating, narcotics, alcoholism I thought I\'d follow on from the theme of my last post. For a while I’ve wanted to talk about my experiences as an individual, rather than a professional, whilst undertaking the PGCE. However, [...]
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