Give Five – a human rights approach to mental health
A reflection, one month on from Participation and the Practice of Rights (PPR), New Script World Mental Health Day in Belfast.
On October 10th some...
Finding meaning and healing outside of ‘isolating’ psychiatric system
My walks of life got me into an exceptional position where I was given up by the medical establishment by means of the psychiatric...
How I learned to safely taper off psychiatric drugs
It was May 21st, 2019, when I woke up in a strange hotel-like room drenched in sweat, fully clothed with a winter jacket on...
Rethinking mental health in Ireland: Why not a Trieste-style approach?
Mental health services in Ireland, like many parts of the world, are often criticised for beingoverly medicalised, underfunded, and detached from the communities they...
Putting the pieces back together: Working through being pathologised and silenced
I was a busy, full-time working mother in my late twenties when I experienced a life crisis. I went to my GP, supported by...