My experience of being sectioned
The story I am autistic. I didn’t know I was autistic until I was almost 17. This played a major… more
Author: Amy Wells
Posts by Amy Wells
Card Games & Colouring Books: an Inpatient Perspective on being Sectioned
A heavy stillness sits over the ward garden in the blistering summer heat. The black leather bean bag I’m sat… more
Is lived experience leadership possible?
Our third blog in a short series exploring what “lived experience leadership” means to us. In an ideal scenario, lived… more
“What do you do?”
Our second blog in a short series exploring what “lived experience leadership” means to us. ‘What do you do?’ I… more
My experiences as a lived experience leader
Our first blog in a series exploring what “lived experience leadership” means to us. The term ‘lived experience’ seems to… more
Let me die, before I am killed
Let me die, before I am killed – a black male schizophrenic plea in relation to the Mental Health Act… more
Reflecting on a peer support partnership of 13 statutory and VCSE organisations
I am very proud to have been part of the work which the ‘Principled Way of Working, Peer Support in… more
Still breathing. Not dead.
This film was shot in 2016 just after the repossession of my house. I was feeling really ill with PTSD… more
Life’s Lessons
Content warning: abuse We all have a ‘Body, mind and Soul’ we feel the vibrations affecting our physical senses, thoughts,… more
2021: Let the adventure begin!
We are speeding towards the end of a year that none of us will ever forget because of the impact… more
Mental Health Peer Support Worker Competence Framework: A Personal & Professional Reflection
Vikki is the managing director of Peer Hub CIC, a developing peer-led organisation in the North East of England launching in… more
How can organisations use the 4Pi Involvement Standards?
We hear about an organisation’s approach to embedding 4Pi and consider their reflections on the future of the Involvement Standards…. more