What if we viewed lived experience as an asset? As an asset of professional, economic, political, financial and social value? “Lived experience” is a term often used in health and social care to denote the personal experience of people living…
Today I read this article in the New Statesman, talking about presenteeism — when people work whilst sick, even when they shouldn’t be. The New Statesman article author (Harry Clarke-Ezzidio) takes this into consideration for the general population, but I wanted…
Let’s face it, we live our lives online nowadays. We post, tweet, upload photos and videos and update our status whenever we see fit, detailing our lives for our friends and followers to see. We post about what we do,…
You cope so well! I couldn’t cope with all that you do. You must be so brave. How do you do it? We’ve all heard it. When you’re ill (or anything adverse happens), people will ask you how you cope with…
Photo credit: GoogleWith the recent death of the fantastic actor and comedian Robin Williams, we seriously need to rethink the way we see mental illness. Though not a sufferer of a mental illness myself, I know the impact having a…