Real Voices
Personal stories and profile interviews centring lived experience, resilience and the many meanings of rebuilding a life.
The tree at the end of the road: A man’s walk to recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome
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.
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...
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.