Fiction
Body Image
By Jane Andreoli Body image is a curious thing, thought Clara as she adjusted her weight in the chair. She could classify herself an anorexic, because whenever she looked at herself in a mirror, she [… read more ]
Health
News
‘Different Communities Have Different Needs’: Supporting Access to Services for All
In the last of a three-part interview, Dianna Djokey interviews local Mental Health Community Development Worker and co-ordinator of Portsmouth’s Cross Cultural Women’s Group, Shipa Ahmed Khan, about her work with vulnerable women from minority [… read more ]
News
Language Barriers and Access to Health Services in the Community
In part two of a three-part interview, Dianna Djokey interviews local Mental Health Community Development Worker and co-ordinator of Portsmouth’s Cross Cultural Women’s Group, Shipa Ahmed Khan, about her work with vulnerable women from minority [… read more ]
Social Issues
Good Mental Health: What is A Trialogue?
Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, explains what a Trialogue is after hosting another one on Monday 19th October. Within communities there is a huge diversity of knowledge and [… read more ]
Social Issues
Reflecting on World Mental Health Day
Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, reflects on World Mental Health Day. The theme this year was ‘Mental Health For All’, and it couldn’t be more relevant at a [… read more ]
News
Changing Careers and Delivering a Business Online During Covid-19
Becky Lodge Founder of Little Kanga Ltd and StartUp Disruptors (a business club and community for start-ups and small business owners) interviews Claire Odd, the business owner of ‘Restoring Balance’ a wellness and rehabilitation specialist, [… read more ]
Editorials
Something for the Weekend: It’s Not Easy Being Green
This week Ian Morris looks at the ongoing controversy and local debate on Portsmouth’s Clean Air Zone, and a recent decision by the Council to remove two of the busiest roads in the city from [… read more ]
Social Issues
Managing Your Mental Health: Never Give Up Hope
Carolyn Barber of Portsmouth’s Good Mental Health Cooperative, and local researcher and social entrepreneur, reflects on the new Covid-19 restrictions and the ways we can manage our mental health during this tough period. Hope begins in the dark, the [… read more ]
News
New Research Study into M.E/CFS is Looking for Participants
Sally Callow reports on the DecodeME study using DNA to try to find out more about M.E/CFS. Sally suffers from M.E herself, is participating in the study, and is also the founder of Stripy Lightbulb [… read more ]
Social Issues
Something for the Weekend: The Struggle (to Lose Weight) Is Real
This week Ian Morris celebrates his return to the gym as local facilities re-open, and muses on his experience of trying to lose weight as the government launches ‘Better Health’, a new obesity strategy. The [… read more ]