Our blog
Welcome to our blog filled with information, opinions and comment on everything to do with mental health.We hope to open up debate and new thinking by featuring a variety of different bloggers.
All of our posts contain the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of Twining. Any advice or tips in blogs may not always be right for you- so contact a health professional if you need support or aren't sure.
'Stigma' blog posts:
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20.04.16Good Service on All Lines? Mental Health & Transport
For many using transport or travelling in London isn’t just a hassle but a major barrier; a barrier to social, cultural and working life. The barriers that people with mental health or unseen disabilities face are finally gaining prominence. Read more
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6.05.15How Becoming a Mental Health Nurse is Helping Me
Student mental health nurse explains how working with people with mental health problems helped her manage her own anxiety better. Read more
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6.05.15Who Should I Vote for?
Your polling card may have arrived and you’re ready to vote but you may be feeling confused. So who should I vote for, from a mental health point of view? Read more
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30.04.15Mental Health & Employment: What's the Issue?
Mental health blog by Lily Grouse about why people rarely talk to her about mental health but are very open about their physical health. Lily is a Specialist Healthcare Consultant for the Venn Group, an employment agency dedicated to temporary and interim Read more
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4.03.15International Women's Day: Women & Mental health
For International Women's Day, what do we know and what can we learn about women's mental health? Read more
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12.02.15Mental Health: A Game of Snakes & Ladders
Mental health blogger Ian, shares with us the first steps he took to take control and cope better with his depression and anxiety. Read more
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5.01.15Having Panic Attacks at Work
Mental Health blogger, All in Your Head, talks about having panic attacks at work and how a supportive workplace makes all the difference. Read more
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16.10.14My Anxiety Secret
After many years, Shelly finally talks about what it is like to have anxiety... how she didn't know what it was, or how to deal with it, and how she kept it a secret until now. Read more
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14.08.14Treating Stigma
Amy writes an anxiety, mental health & lifestyle blog. She has written this guest blog especially for us about why confronting stigma is just as important as treating mental ill health. Read more
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1.05.14It's Time to Change with THREE in 10
Time to Change guest blog about mental health in the workplace and why they fund campaigns like our THREE in 10 project. Read more
