Stories
Depression – By Dean Irwin
It’s so quiet around me Yet so loud inside Thought going out would help But just walked and cried. Trying to avoid people As I don’t want to converse, Cos some things they say Just make it worse. Like “look what you’ve got How can you be depressed?” Or “there are people a lot worse…
Karl & Ivan – The Inspirational #TeamHeadsTogether Runners
2 wounded veterans, run 2 marathons, on 2 sides of the Atlantic in 1 week. This is Karl Hinett & Ivan Castro’s story: Ivan Castro, Major, US Army (Ret.), recently retired from the US army having served for 28 years. His assignments included: 101st Airborne Division, 101st Pathfinder Detachment, Fort Campbell, KY; 5th Corps…
Changing The Conversation On Military Mental Health
Prince Harry attended the Veterans’ Mental Health Conference at King’s College as part of Heads Together to change the conversation on mental health. The event was organised by the King’s Centre for Military Health Research with Forces in Mind Trust. In partnership with Heads Together partner, Contact, the military community mental health coalition. Contact aims…
Talking about how I felt saved my life – Hope’s journey of recovering from Anorexia
Talking about my feelings was something I had never done. Throughout my childhood and teens, I concentrated more on fixing others and switched off my emotions. This wasn’t easy at first but as I stopped eating more and became fixated on anorexia it got easier. Because of this, I ended up in a mental health…
Life after my brother’s suicide – how my therapist helped me overcome the pain, anger and resentment I experienced when he died
Most people think of New Year’s Eve as a joyful time, of celebrations and new beginnings. For Pip, it represents the worst day of her life. In 2004, it was the day she found out her brother had taken his own life. He was 36. This is her story. Please read with care. “I accepted a…
