Personal stories
#2020 Reflections
As we come to the end of a year that’s been incredibly hard for everyone, we’ve decided to reflect and…
Read MoreWhy hope and courage?
We’re launching a new social media campaign celebrating #HopeandCourage. We believe that together hope and courage epitomises everything we do,…
Read MoreWhat hope and courage means to me
We’ve launched a new social media campaign celebrating #HopeandCourage. We believe that together hope and courage epitomises everything we do,…
Read MoreLost Button, Found Poet
About rediscovering your creative potential, with the help of a lost button.
Read MoreTHINK – a lifesaving message from John
To mark World Mental Health Day on Thursday 10 October, which this year focuses on suicide prevention, we tell the…
Read MoreMe, My Diagnosis and I
What’s it like to be told you have a mental illness or a personality disorder? For some, it brings relief…
Read MoreOn Identity: Self-Portrait as a Camera
When asked to write a self-portrait using an object as metaphor for the self, Wellbeing College attendee Mollie chose the camera as her object identity in her poem ‘We See Me A Little Different’.
Read MoreLiving in my car – Dan’s story
Dan tells his story to BBC Points West as part of Second Step’s #GetReal campaign.
Read MoreI can close the door and feel safe – Karen’s story
Karen describes the last two years of homelessness as a living hell, so it is uplifting to picture her in the sanctuary of her own home as a result of Second Step’s help.
Read MoreSurviving or thriving – Claire’s story
Second Step Communications Volunteer Claire has used the theme of surviving or thriving to look back at her long history of mental illness and reflect on when she’s been surviving and when she’s been thriving.
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