And mental health professionals need to recognize it as such if they’re going to help — For years I mentally berated myself for still having thoughts of self-harm, long after I’d ‘given it up’. It was a conversation with a recovering alcoholic who described her ongoing struggle that helped me to reframe it. “I’ll always live with the thoughts, but I don’t act on them” Self-harm…

It’s easier to blame the one with the emotional trauma symptoms than tackle societal symptoms of rape culture head-on — When you think of Freud, what’s the first thing you think of? Is it that sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, or that he thought all boys wanted to kill their fathers so they could marry their mothers? If you’ve ever read about the history of trauma in Western…

It’s with regret that we are announcing the closure of this publication. I’ve been putting it off because it’s not really something that I want to do, but unfortunately it is necessary due to changing commitments in my life. …

On a community coming together to help one of our own — The Sapphic fiction community is a beautiful thing. Previously known as the Lesfic community (and similar), but now more inclusively named, the community is primarily based on social media. It’s something that I’m really proud to be a part of. Writing can be a lonely business and after decades of…

And it’s been an interesting experience — The girl I sat next to in my form group in High School believed I had a white cat named Snowball. I had never had a pet cat at that point, in fact, I’d almost exclusively had pet birds, which wouldn’t have been a good match. So why did she…

Season 4 Finale — Freedom, Parts 1 & 2 — A series in which we explore the — somewhat limited — movies and TV show episodes that feature a character who self-harms. It is a truth universally acknowledged that every few years, Grey’s Anatomy fans must embark upon a great rewatch. I’m currently in the middle of one and just…

When you pick up bits of everyone else, who are you really? — In the summers between my years at University, I worked in a warehouse. This was pre-Amazon-hell-warehouse days and honestly, it was a decent place to work. The work was basic, I either walked the long, dark, concrete aisles picking shoes and golf wear, or I stood in the same spot…

From stigma to healthcare, we can improve the experience of being LGBTQ+ — It’s Lesbian Visibility Week 2023! So naturally, let’s talk about lesbians being at a higher risk of deliberately hurting themselves than their heterosexual and male peers. A lack of understanding We’ve written previously about the fact that there are higher rates of mental health difficulties and self-harm across all areas…