“Why can’t you just be fine?”: de-medicalising self-harm
Content note: self-harm, suicidality Psychiatry defines self-harm as a harmful behaviour that causes physical damage to your body to manage… more
Author: Gabrielle Johnson
Posts by Gabrielle Johnson
Psychosis and the social model: making sense of a world that doesn’t make sense
Despite our efforts to build a more liberatory mental healthcare system, psychosis remains one of the most stigmatised psychological experiences…. more
NSUN’s February 2026 articles & blogs roundup
Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts (and more) that we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The… more
The price of participation: co-production and lived experience in a capitalist mental health system
There is a growing buzz around lived experience, service-user voice, and co-production in mental health. And rightly so; these are… more
In the name of public interest: the violation of trans children’s privacy
Content note: iatrogenic harm, suicidality Within the last year, how many headlines have you seen about ‘trans children’? Behind those… more
Book review – All My Worldly Joy: A Memoir of Motherhood and Mental Health
After the difficult and traumatic birth of her first child, Laura Richmond finds herself outside a mother and baby unit… more
My admission left me more disabled: units must stop ignoring our physical health
I grew up physically disabled, being pushed from pillar to post by every type of doctor, test, and physiotherapist you… more
NSUN’s January 2026 articles & blogs roundup
Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts (and more) that we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The… more
From tokenism to fair pay: valuing lived experience in mental health
Lived experience is everywhere in mental health policy, services and research — at least in theory. We talk about “co-production”,… more
Accessing gender-affirming care should not be a source of trauma
Content note: mention of transphobia, fatphobia, gender dysphoria, ableism, brief mention of sexual abuse I had my first appointment with… more
Transforming mental health systems through art
Art is Not a Plaster I’m at a creative health convention in London. There are hundreds of people in the… more
NSUN’s December 2025 articles & blogs roundup
Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts (and more) that we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The… more