Joshua Prayag was fifteen when chronic fatigue syndrome reduced his world to 30
metres. At twenty, after years of recovering, he’s completed a 20,000 steps walk.
Real Voices
How a move abroad transformed one teacher’s wellbeing for the better
Photo: Nicola Glover A teacher packed up her life in Britain for a fresh start in France after her career left her exhausted and a supportive new partner helped push her to prioritise her own mental wellbeing. In a stressful job working long hours, and living in a...
‘I ran a homeless charity, and I was homeless’: Amanda Evans on surviving abuse
Photo: Amanda Evans The door of the pawn shop swung shut behind her. In her hand was £150, the price of her wedding ring, the price of starting again. Amanda Evans had walked out of the Building Society with the realisation that her husband had taken everything, the...
Not ‘too young’ to be an alcoholic
The typical depiction of an alcoholic is usually not a young middle-class woman like Mary-Kate Harrington. But by 24 years old, she was leaving rehab and now works to make sure stories like hers are told. We spoke with Mary-Kate and expert Dr James Morris to why youth alcohol problems are often forgotten.