'it wasn’t my baby; she couldn’t be'
Sophie bravely shares her battle with perinatal depression after the births of her daughter, Isla, and son, Harry. With support of Light Peer Support she's been on a journey of recovery and now seeks to support others.
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Death is a part of life. Let's talk about it. The Sheffield Life, Loss & Death Festival is a month-long festival of free events across #Sheffield & online. Everyone is welcome and all 45 events are free. Bookings are now open! compassionate-sheffield.co.uk/life-loss-and-… #Sheffield LifeLossAndDeath

📢How I See Myself and How Others See Me: Photo Exhibition

Wemmy Ogunyankin (wemmy xo) uses photography to tell stories stories of vitality, violence, growth, loss, ageing.

🗓️5-6 April, Drop-In

Register: eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-i-see-my…

#ASAPeopleFest UoMAnthropology

Abs tells of her experiences with depression, and how physically draining it can be. She shares a beautiful song she wrote in one of these difficult times.
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A new exhibition by Sheffield-based artist Ashley Holmes has opened at Soft Ground on The Moor.

tabitha🪩 reports

#sheffield #artexhibition #ashleyholmes

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Kid Blu3e, Sheffield rapper, talks about her mental health journey and her ideas on what is needed to create a mental health friendly city.
This is part of a series of short films asking people ‘What could make Sheffield a mental health friendly city?’ sheffieldflourish.co.uk/stories/kid-bl…

If you know any new writers who want to join us for a lovely supportive week. It's gonna be so lovely >>

Our friends at Dig Where You Stand (Désirée Reynolds Alex Rajinder Mason) and WOC Azadi Collective 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 have organised a wonderful event on the history of Ayahs who travelled between India and Britain led by Dr Arunima Datta - Fri 8 March Sheffield City Archives

Eventbrite link below!

Skylarking opens Weds 21 February, Soft Ground Arts Catalyst, Sheffield. An exhibition led by ashley, it features my story Landscape Carving.

Listen to it and read it at the exhibition.

There are also a limited number of vinyl that includes a narration of the story.

Naomi shares some of her experiences of her mental health journey and what a great mental health city would look like.
This is part of a series of short films asking people ‘What could make Sheffield a mental health friendly city?’ sheffieldflourish.co.uk/stories/naomi-…

Jayden aka J2W shares his thoughts on what a mental health friendly city may look like.
This is part of a series of short films asking people ‘What could make Sheffield a mental health friendly city?’ sheffieldflourish.co.uk/stories/j2w-my…

Neil shares some of his early experiences and current experiences of living with a disability and his mental health.
This is part of a series of short films asking people ‘What could make Sheffield a mental health friendly city?’ sheffieldflourish.co.uk/stories/neil-m…

The course is fully booked now and we have a waiting list. Sorry for the disappointment but hopefully will run this again. 💚

'So I ... improvise, play, explore and express to be able to get out of that panic state, using music as a self-regulating, self-soothing technique.'
Hazel shares her thoughts as a performer and the connections that can be made through feeling vulnerable.
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‘And you ask where I come from
It’s none of your business actually
Where I get my beauty
I respectfully
decline your wish to know
from which African roots my trees grow.’
Wemmy Ogunyankin

Fantastic anthology only £5! Available to buy online from Sheffield Flourish website 😍

Tunes of Enchantment is the new Connected Worlds poetry anthology, featuring writing of a group of women with roots from Nigeria, Jamaica, Zimbabwe, Somalia, and Iran. Trigger Warning: References to experiences of racism
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Today we are thinking about and remembering the fabulousness that was Alice Grenville. Alice was our colleague, friend and Brunsmeer Awareness FC legend (also remembered for her 'accidental' fouls). We are really going to miss you buddy.
For tributes visit buff.ly/3N6AoQj

Today I’m saying my last goodbyes to a friend. Sometimes we do all we can, and it’s not enough. Sometimes we can only do small things, and they mean everything.