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I’ve run in the snow, the sun, the sleet an the sludge (Picture: Getty Images) It’s not often I say this, but I am unbelievably proud of myself. Absolutely over the moon, if I’m honest. For the first time in my life, I have completed a New Year’s resolution and I am so blooming chuffed! …
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During the months of December and January, the number of calls to suicide support charities can double. However, for those who work in them, they’re not a place of sadness and helplessness – but one of hope. Here the founder and CEO of Suicide Crisis, Joy Hibbins, explains why. Just a few days ago a…
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Phil Whitehouse spoke about how a botched hair transplant ‘ruined his life for two years’ (Picture: Mittal Hair Clinic) A hair transplant surgeon believes ‘someone is going to die’ if the industry does not become more regulated. Dr Manish Mittal, who runs his own hair transplant clinic in London, is worried about the ‘sustained increase’…
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Jess Mell is the happiest she’s been in a decade (Picture: Jess Mell/SWNS) After suffering from depression and anxiety during the pandemic, Jess Mell, 34, was desperate to enjoy life after lockdown. So, on 27 December 2021, she set her self a challenge, and decided to try something new, every day, for 100 days. But…
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Phoebe Grime, 20, took her own life in 2021, and mum Hilary is now dedicated to stopping further suicides (Picture: Hilary Grime) A devastated mum who lost her ‘precious’ 20-year-old daughter to suicide claims she was ‘failed’ by Newcastle University and two police forces. Hilary Grime, 57, suffered pain ‘beyond her human capacity’ when university…
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Over 18 months ago, I was in a bad place and had a breakdown. I was planning things in my head and wanted to end it all, thinking it was too late to seek treatment. That I was ‘too old’. But I was wrong. I didn’t realise until last year that I have probably suffered…
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‘Psychological insight won’t change objective reality’ (Picture: Getty Images/EyeEm) The cost of living crisis feels particularly cruel right now. The cost of energy is debilitating households up and down the nation, so as the weather worsens, so too will the mental states of those forced to choose between heating and eating. Counselling Directory, which lists over 20,000…
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Lia, left, with her sister Mary (Picture: Lia Zorzou) As soon as my mother called me to say my sister, Mary, had been diagnosed with leiomyosarcoma – a very rare and aggressive cancer – I felt numb. Immediately, and without anyone explicitly asking, my instincts kicked in so I leapt into action to be by…
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Eating disorders aren’t as simple as wanting to be thin (Picture: Getty Images) As I find myself watching my spending, checking my energy usage and taking more fuel-efficient routes in my car, I can’t help but ask myself: who in their right mind would waste half of their shopping, every single week? Well, the answer is…
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My dad was the life and soul of the party (Picture: Chris Door) The biggest ‘what if’ for me will always be the phone call that I missed on the day of my dad’s death. I was 20 years old at the time and he rang while I was at work, so I didn’t answer,…
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