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So, what about…
September 19, 2014 | Blog
So, what about…This comes as Part II of the previous post 'Disaster'. It is about what happens next So, what about… …when the rescue teams begin to pull out, and the emergency aid drops of...
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Disaster
September 11, 2014 | Blog
DisasterThis may not seem to be about staying sane, but it is because… …there is a moving and powerful human response to disaster – the need to do something. And there is an equally poignant...
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Somewhere between All or Nothing
September 4, 2014 | Blog
Somewhere between All or NothingThis is for anyone who has ever thought of themselves as an 'All or Nothing' person. Sometimes it's the instant hit version, shovelling down an entire bucket of double chocolate fudgie-goopey...
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Part II – Disarming the F*** it Switch
August 12, 2014 | Blog
Part II - Disarming the F*** it SwitchThis is the second instalment of the saga of the F*** it Switch. Part I is here, fully fleshed out, or in short: we all have an internal...
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The F*** It Switch
July 27, 2014 | Blog
The F*** It SwitchThis one can mess up just about everything in a split second. It's the inner switch that flips when you do something you know you shouldn't, and it particularly likes to trip...
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Warning
July 13, 2014 | Blog
WarningWhat would it be like to believe that depression has a benign side? What if we all grew up with the understanding that feeling low is natural, and that it is the same as a...
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Learning to Fly
July 7, 2014 | Blog
Learning to FlyThis comes on the back of the previous blog, carrying on along the slightly uncomfortable path of where our inner and outer worlds smash into each other, with all the versions of 'I'm...
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Prudes, Debauched or Both?
June 28, 2014 | Blog
Prudes, Debauched or Both?It doesn't really matter where you are, whether swathed from tip to toe amidst a highly conservative crowd, or in a beach and not-very-much bikini setting, there are always going to be...
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The Stigma of Stigma
June 23, 2014 | Blog
The Stigma of StigmaIt is a sort of onomatopoeia—stigma. It sounds harsh, a cruel brand. Stigmata: a mark of disgrace or, in medical terms, a visible sign or characteristic of a disease, such as a...
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On Mental Health and Stigma
June 9, 2014 | Blog
On Mental Health and StigmaThe Madness of StigmasStigmas have the same nature as gas, or fear, they fill whatever space is made available to them. Almost everything about mental health still has a huge pink...
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Justine’s article for Women’s Voices Now has been republished by Aquila Style
May 30, 2014 | News
Justine's article for Women's Voices Now has been republished by Aquila Style Aquila Style, an international fashion and lifestyle website and magazine for Muslim women, has republished Justine's article When Women Break Down, originally published...
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New posts from Justine on tackling the problem of stigma in mental health.
May 20, 2014 | News
New posts from Justine on tackling the problem of stigma in mental health. Justine is trying to find ways to tackle one of the biggest problems in mental health—the stigma. There will be regular posts...
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