It’s that time of year again when the ubiquitous advertising plays on our insecurities. How about a fresh new start in the new year? Change yourself! Lose weight! Be happy! Get fit! …essentially? Stop being who you are now. Change yourself entirely. People will only like you if you do Read more…
So! We’ve devoured the last turkey sandwich, the Celebrations are down to the Bountys, and we’re down to the strange Twixmas time between Christmas and New Year. So our minds now go across to that other strange time of the year – the very end of it! New Year. There Read more…
Let me set the scene… music thumping, traditional party hits, with some of the people on the dancefloor thinking they look awesome, whilst you try and eat the meal that’s been plonked in front of you. Alcohol is free-flowing, and people are making rather liberal use of the open bar. Read more…
Hey all! Today, we started our quarterly (well, it is now!) Peer Support Group survey, and early indications are showing that some of our members aren’t sure about why we decided to be recognised as a charity, and if it’s going to change anything in the near future. The long Read more…
This is the first in a series of blogs, which aim to show you what it’s like to suffer from these mental illnesses, raw and unfiltered, straight from guest bloggers who suffer from these issues. To kick off, I thought I’d start with my experiences of depression, and tell you Read more…
Well hello, lovely person! How are you today? For our first ever blog, I thought it would be rather useful to tell you about Spark Support, who we are, what we’re doing, and what a few of our future plans are! Spark is a charity, based in the UK, who want Read more…