#mental-health

#mental-health

When things happen relatively intensely, it's easy to feel out of control. And when we feel out of control, we tend to go inwards to coping mechanisms we learned long ago and a common one is to blame ourselves, because blaming ourselves is easier than raging against the world, which feels too big to harness.

Blue Roses was a dark and profoundly moving exploration of serious themes, including mental health. The play imagines what would have happened if both Rose Isabel Williams and Rosemary Kennedy were at the same mental hospital at the same time.

The court ruled that his judgement was impaired at the time of the attack -- a finding that could have reduced the sentence to 13 years -- but said a longer term was justified given the 'undeniable seriousness' of the crime.

We lost more than half of our family that night in the most violent way imaginable. Sure, any loss of a parent is devastating, but nothing compares to losing both of them at the same time and, on top of that, having your brother be at the center of it.

I was a caregiver for my mom, Loretta Lynn, after she had a stroke five years before she died in 2022 at 90. The process exhausted me, and I had to step back and reevaluate after she passed.

Amy-Jane Davies has been on six NHS waiting lists for 21 months, primarily for gynaecological surgery related to her endometriosis. Her symptoms include abdominal cramping, severe bloating, migraines, and fatigue, which have drastically affected her daily life.

Part of the job description is sharing locker rooms around the world with the same people they are charged with battling on the court, an arrangement that can lead to awkward interactions for all involved.