Guest Stories
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M’s Story
M’s Story (trigger warning: details of emotional abuse follows, make sure you are safe before continuing) I took up painting in lockdown. I found a
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Experience of GPs while seeking help for, and recovering from, anorexia – From Naomi
Hi, my name is Naomi and I have lived experience of an eating disorder. This Eating Disorder Awareness Week, the charity Beat are focusing on
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John’s Addiction Recovery Story: 5 Years Clean After 22 Years Using
John reflects on his years using, his overdose and life made up of both relapses and recovery. So many #SUNAddictionRecoveryStories start with trauma, and John’s
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Christy’s Addiction Story: Business Owner to Homeless to Recovery
Christy is enthusiastic, energetic, and full of life and hope. He must have seemed like a different person when he was homeless, had lost his
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Photos of Ely Guest Blog from Mark
Mark’s shared some of his photos previously, which he takes while cycling with a friend enjoying architecture in the city where he lives, taking care
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Guest Blog: Tom’s Rubbish Road to Recovery
TRIGGER WARNING: honest talk about suicidal thoughts below may be upsetting The alarm goes off, snooze, 5 more minutes. I close my eyes, my head