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Living a healthy life

18 August 2014 0 Comments
Living a healthy life

It’s important to me and my health to be busy and I don’t let my health problems get me down.

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Footballers and mental health

17 July 2013 0 Comments
Footballers and mental health

The recent documentary about professional football players and suicide leaves no doubt about the intense pressures players face throughout their careers.

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Creativity and Mental Illness – An Exercise in Clarification

1 November 2012 0 Comments

The ‘tortured genius’ and ‘mad artist’ stereotypes that are so frequently deployed are both false and unhelpful and only serve to obscure the complexity of the issue.

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To good health!

21 February 2012 0 Comments

We’d like to see increased education about the association between alcohol use and mental health in schools and youth clubs, and for health staff to advise patients about the dangers of excessive drinking to both their mental and physical health.

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UK festival that takes a fresh approach to looking at social inequality

29 September 2011 0 Comments

Interrogate! is the first festival in the UK that takes a fresh approach to looking at social inequality. Through performance, debate, comedy, film, music, workshops, podcasts and ideas it was about inspiring people to take action. I was on a debate panel with Dr Sarah Wollaston on health, wealth and wellbeing: “What’s the diagnosis doctor? Giving […]

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