On a fateful day in 2021, we met on a year-long training course in Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (LICBT)…. more
Capitalist mental health: how CBT is failing us
Tag: blogs
We are pathologising ourselves out of solidarity
Validity Will Not Liberate Us, Notes From a Psych Survivor Recently, I was scrolling through social media when I was… more
We have not failed within systems, systems have failed us: the need for radical change in mental healthcare
If we are not fighting against systemic oppression within and outside of mental health services, we will continue to find the same problems…. more
Firepits in frosty places: the migrant’s search for community
This uncertainty over residential status is a wide doorway into despondency, and it’s worse when the politics of the day is mired with anti-immigrant sentiment… more
Redefining “care”
If you are deemed “not sick enough,” accessing timely support can be nearly impossible. Conversely, if you are considered “sick enough,” the treatments you receive may feel more like punishment than care…. more
How eating disorder care got thrown down the drain
Content note: eating disorders, iatrogenic harm Four years ago, I was discharged from an inpatient eating disorder ward in London,… more
NSUN’s July 2024 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more
NSUN’s June 2024 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more
NSUN’s May 2024 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more
NSUN’s April 2024 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more
NSUN’s March 2024 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more
NSUN’s February 2024 articles & blogs roundup
“Here are all the articles, blogs, vlogs, and podcasts we’ve shared in our weekly bulletins this month. The main focus of this section in our bulletin is to share new, first person pieces written or made by people within and beyond our membership.”… more