Voicebox: Mental Health
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Mental health still appears to be a taboo topic - we want to change that. We are now gearing our editorial focus to shine a spotlight on the complex and under-reported world of mental health. We will be conducting interviews, writing blogs and feature pieces, and inviting guest writers to provide you with engaging and informative content that hopefully inspires people to be more open and honest about their mental health.
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3 March 2020
Interview with comedian Richard Stott
"It is so ingrained within us not to laugh, look, talk about anyone’s disability for fear of upsetting them… but all that does is create an elephant in the room. My work is about inviting the elephant to sit at the table and tell us about itself."
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21 February 2020
Social media companies are ethically bankrupt, and our mental health is paying the price
Increasingly, social media is promoting and sharing inappropriate and harmful material which has a negative impact upon its audiences. This means that vulnerable people are targeted by harmful sponsored adverts.
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16 February 2020
Mental Health and Auditioning
Gigi talks about her years of auditioning for drama school and how her mental health has been impacted.
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19 November 2019
The Missing: J. J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
A lesson in why a confused tone can make a story with the best intentions uncomfortable
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6 October 2019
Body image and adolescent girls
This post will cover 'To what extent does body image impact self-esteem in young, adolescent girls?'
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8 August 2019
In the Shadow of the Black Dog
In the Shadow of the Black Dog takes on the ties between mental health and masculinity.
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5 August 2019
John Pendal: Monster
Whether there was only six or 600 of us, John Pendal performed with everything he had.
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5 August 2019
Such Filthy Fxcks
A hidden gem in a room that was so hard to find, not even the staff knew where it was.
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31 July 2019
‘I have a Fitbit in my brain too, and it never needs recharging’
Francesca Forristal writes about her struggle with eating disorders, the recovery from which forms the basis of her new show, Oddball.
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31 July 2019
Interview with Martin Willis, Founder of Objectively Funny
Martin Willis talks about his entry into comedy, his work at Objectively Funny, their partnership with Campaign Against Living Miserably, and provides great advice to anyone looking to mirror his career path.
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19 May 2019
Weight/Wait
A stunning conversation on mental health through the unified strength of dance and dialogue
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18 May 2019
Wolf Tamer
Fairytale nostalgia, desperate grief and the immense taboo of fear are stitched together with a delicate storytelling thread in Savage Heart Productions new play.
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25 December 2018
Beating the Xmas blues
Twas the night after Christmas, all festivities done,
You’ve played Articulate and Uncle Bill’s won (again) -
19 October 2018
“I basically had to declare myself homeless”
19-year-old Georgia shares her experience of being homeless in the most expensive city in the UK.
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1 June 2018
How to be healthily successful in the non-profit sector
A ‘how to’ guide for remaining healthy in your pursuit of success, from the perspective of a young person building a career path in the non-profit sector.
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22 May 2018
IBS - the illness no one wants to talk about
I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. What does that mean? Well, my favourite explanation is: ‘my stomach hates me’. That’s not the scientific definition, as per, but for me it sums up the experience of having IBS.