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Recovery · Mental health · Change
Why positive change can initially bring uncertainty, grief and difficult emotions—and why discomfort does not automatically mean recovery is going wrong.
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OCD Awareness Week · Mental health · Addiction
How intrusive thoughts, compulsions and shame can become linked with substance use—and why compassionate, joined-up support matters.
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Mental health · Addiction · Stigma
How stigma affects identity, shame, help-seeking and the way people experiencing mental health difficulties or addiction are treated.
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Recovery Month
Why rebuilding your mental health, relationships and sense of self matters just as much as stopping an addictive substance or behaviour.
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Youth Mental Health Day
Mental health, coping and the risk of addiction, and how adults can respond with curiosity rather than judgement.
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Mental health · Addiction · Lived experience
A compassionate look at the relationship between mental health, addiction, coping and recovery, informed by lived experience.
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