The art of vulnerability is honesty. The brutal honesty that leaves the listener feeling it in their gut. The honesty that leaves you, the speaker, feeling emotionally naked. I must. read more…
Asylums and Beyond One of the defining images of early modern mental health treatment is that of asylums – and the inhumane conditions associated with many of them. In the. read more…
A Founder Blog Hey PIN Family! These last few months have been the most busy we have ever been. We have launched our one-hour mental health workshops and have been. read more…
In light of the current global health pandemic, many of you are now working from home which can be a shock to the system. Before the current circumstances came into. read more…
Part One Eighteen months ago I made a startling discovery that changed my life. Not only my future life but also my past life. Or at least the past eighteen. read more…
A while back I wrote an article about writer’s block called “Writing and the Dead Bedroom Phenomena”. In it, I discussed practical ways to alleviate this particular condition. I likened. read more…
Welcome back to our blog series “Have You Watched a Good Book Lately?” The series’ intention is to track a number of books’ progression from the printed page to the. read more…
The idea of life being a celebration of the ‘journey’ and not the ‘destination’ is not a particularly new concept, I see it bounced around in quotes on Pinterest and. read more…
In the UK, men are three times as likely to take their own lives than women. Whilst the number is starting to decrease through the erosion of the stigma attached. read more…
Everyone has a story to tell; each one of us a writer of poetry – some, without even realising. That stream of consciousness that runs in our veins? It’s poetry. read more…
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The Vulnerability Diaries #1
The art of vulnerability is honesty. The brutal honesty that leaves the listener feeling it in their gut. The honesty that leaves you, the speaker, feeling emotionally naked. I must. read more…
A History of Mental Health Part Two – The Asylum Era
Asylums and Beyond One of the defining images of early modern mental health treatment is that of asylums – and the inhumane conditions associated with many of them. In the. read more…
The Future of PoetsIN
A Founder Blog Hey PIN Family! These last few months have been the most busy we have ever been. We have launched our one-hour mental health workshops and have been. read more…
Working from Home – Tips for navigating the work-life balance.
In light of the current global health pandemic, many of you are now working from home which can be a shock to the system. Before the current circumstances came into. read more…
Dazed and Confused – Guest Blog by ‘The Distant Voice’
Part One Eighteen months ago I made a startling discovery that changed my life. Not only my future life but also my past life. Or at least the past eighteen. read more…
The Gift That is Writer’s Block by Harlequin Grim
A while back I wrote an article about writer’s block called “Writing and the Dead Bedroom Phenomena”. In it, I discussed practical ways to alleviate this particular condition. I likened. read more…
Have you Watched a Good Book Lately – Three-Ten to Yuma by Elmore Leonard
Welcome back to our blog series “Have You Watched a Good Book Lately?” The series’ intention is to track a number of books’ progression from the printed page to the. read more…
Embracing Vulnerability by Ambassador Jo Hodson
The idea of life being a celebration of the ‘journey’ and not the ‘destination’ is not a particularly new concept, I see it bounced around in quotes on Pinterest and. read more…
Pete’s Story: My Suicide Attempt – Where it Began Part 2
In the UK, men are three times as likely to take their own lives than women. Whilst the number is starting to decrease through the erosion of the stigma attached. read more…
Writer Profiles – Writer, Poet and Photographer Cendrine Marrouat
Everyone has a story to tell; each one of us a writer of poetry – some, without even realising. That stream of consciousness that runs in our veins? It’s poetry. read more…