Monthly Archives: January 2018

Let’s make #EmergingProud day 2018 a huge success…it’s up to all of us!

#Emerging Proud day 2018 will be on Sat 12th May, and you are all invited… Below I talk to Oz Osborne, Creater of the SoMe event template, which we are using to host #EmergingProud events this year, about what holding … Continue reading

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Phil Borges, CRAZYWISE Producer, set to come to Norwich to discuss his film with Mental Health Clinicians and Peers

CRAZYWISE Film Screening, Presentation, Discussion and Q+A with Phil Borges, Film Director Norwich Puppet Theatre, Sat 17th March 1.30 – 5.15pm  Is there an alternative way of making sense of mental illness that is potentially more empowering and helpful for … Continue reading

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Get set for #Emerging Proud day 2018!

 Get set for #Emerging Proud day 2018! 12th May 2018: SAVE THE DATE!  #EmergingProud needs YOU to make our 2018 event an even bigger success than last year; together we can continue to raise awareness that mental distress can be … Continue reading

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Anna lauches her book; ‘The Heavy Volume of Aliens!’

You may remember the lovely Anna Lipska from the #EmergingProud film…well Anna is certainly Emerging and we are so proud of her! Once house- bound for a year due to the shame and stigma of being given a Psychiatric diagnosis, … Continue reading

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We’re Emerging Kind with FREE film screenings around the UK!

As part of the Emerging Kind project, newly – trained Peer Group Facilitators will be hosting their own Emerging Proud community film screenings in their UK localities, funded by the Missing Kind charity. The idea of these screenings is to … Continue reading

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Chris Cole interviews yours truly about then and now!

Today’s blog involves a bit of shameless self – plugging! It was an honour to be invited to join the inspiring Chris Cole, host of the Waking Up Bipolar podcast, (focused on the intersection of bipolar disorder and spiritual awakening), for … Continue reading

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FREE Emerging Proud screenings to initiate tEK Peer Support Groups

Funded by the Missing Kind Charity in support of the Emerging Kind project to set up Peer Support groups around the UK, we will be hosting FREE community screenings and discussions… The first will be in Worcester, and you can … Continue reading

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CRAZYWISE at the Monastery; a week today!

Sunday 14th January 2018, 11:30 am – 3.45 pm  BOOK YOUR TICKET HERE What can we learn from those who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience? The CRAZYWISE film adds a voice to the growing conversation that … Continue reading

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