by Lisa | Mar 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
On this day last year, 23 March 2020, I, like everyone else, went into lockdown. I closed my studio door and went to pick up my other half, who had been made redundant from his job. I had no idea what was ahead, but I certainly didn’t think that a whole year...
by Lisa | Mar 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
At the time of writing this, it is 12 months since we were first put into lockdown and forced to pull the shutters down on the photography studio. Rather a lot has happened in the last year, as you may notice by some key changes to this website’s branding. It...
by Robert Cragg | Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
I have been fortunate enough never to have experienced mental health issues at first hand. That’s not to say I never will, but not so far. So you might wonder what I’m doing writing this blog for the World Health Organisation’s World Mental Health Day. Before I took...
by Lisa | Oct 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
As a mental health warrior (or Stigma Buster as someone called me last year), I cannot let World Mental Health Day 2019 go by without writing a blog. The theme this year is suicide prevention so that’s what I want to talk about. Anyone who knows me even...
by Lisa | May 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
This week is mental health awareness week. In fact, we’re approaching the end of it. It has taken me this long to summon up the courage to contribute. Everyone who knows me knows I’m usually the first to be on board with any opportunity to shout about mental health....
by Lisa | Apr 4, 2018 | additional needs, Uncategorized
A not uncommon response when I tell people I have an autistic child is: “Really? She doesn’t look autistic.” This sort of remark tends to infuriate the parents of children on the spectrum, but it’s sort of a fair point. It just illustrates how little most people know...