PoetsIN Co-Founder Sammie, talks about the true meaning of Christmas. This time of year isn’t always easy for people. It’s not for me either. The Christmas and New Year festivities have always been difficult and often distressing for me. It’s the time of year where everyone expects you to be full Continue Reading
This week, Wellbeing Wednesday comes from a new member of the PoetsIN team, Pablo Meccano. He brings his take on mental wellbeing and what responsibility truly means. Who Put the I in Response-ability Are we really responsible for our own mental-health? Let’s take a squint. Back In 2017, during a once Continue Reading
If you wondered what it is that PoetsIN do that is so different, here’s it all packaged up in one self explanatory post. Luke is one of our longest serving service users who has suffered with psychosis and self harm, prompted by an imagined force known as Stargazer. When Luke Continue Reading
#MentalHealthMonth is a month that we cherish. All eyes are on the topic so close to our hearts and we’ll all be a few steps forward in breaking the stigma attached to mental health. Today we’re posting a special Wellbeing Wednesday written by a great friend of PoetsIN. Squeakpeewee was Continue Reading
As the Co-Founder of a Charity all about mental health and wellbeing through creativity I need to lead by example and write about it. To erode the stigma attached to mental health, we must all talk about it, write about it, and in doing so, make a positive impact for Continue Reading
Today is World Suicide Prevention Day, so it would be remiss of us not to talk about it. Needless to say, this article carries a whole pile of trigger warnings so if you are feeling fragile, stop here. That said, we simply cannot not talk about suicide. Talking, communicating and Continue Reading
I was feeling sorry for myself recently and subsequently found myself in a social media loop, grimly checking Facebook, then Twitter, then Instagram and back to Facebook again. I was meant to have been running a half marathon, but a back spasm had scuppered my plans. Not only was I Continue Reading
Squeakpeewee was in our very first creative writing workshop way back when we were trialling what we now do in a prison and it became clear that self harm was an issue. We continue Wellbeing Wednesday with the subject matter that comes with a trigger warning attached. Squeakypeewee doesn’t shy Continue Reading
We are a mental health charity that underpins everything we do with creativity, especially the written form of creativity. We have a Facebook Group that is full of support, understanding, and discussion surrounding mental illness – whilst allowing our members the freedom to express themselves using creative writing and self-expression Continue Reading
Squeakpeewee was in our very first creative writing workshop way back when we were trialling what we now do in a prison. Our workshops covered expressing oneself, pushing all boundaries, experimenting with words and writing and above all, self care. Squeakypeewee took to them like a duck to water and is Continue Reading
