Sarah Marie GrayeinbutterflyeffectSuicide is not a disease of the youngOn the anniversary of Kate Spade’s death I wanted to share the thoughts I had this time last year.Jun 5, 2019Jun 5, 2019
Sarah Marie GrayeinbutterflyeffectIs epistemic injustice common in NHS mental health services?When you come into contact with mental health services, you meet other service users and compare notes. I’ve heard too many horror stories.Jan 30, 2019Jan 30, 2019
Sarah Marie GrayeinbutterflyeffectAre there decisions you need to make in advance?The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) polling its members on their views on assisted dying was always going to attract one or two rants…Jan 29, 2019Jan 29, 2019
Sarah Marie GrayeinbutterflyeffectDoes suicide ever make sense?Most people believe the answer to this question is “no”. But then most people ultimately want to be alive.Jan 20, 2019Jan 20, 2019
Sarah Marie GrayeinbutterflyeffectWriting in first-person multi-narrativeA number of years ago, the friend of a friend killed themselves. I’d never met them, but their death had a huge impact on my life.Dec 15, 2018Dec 15, 2018
Sarah Marie GrayeinbutterflyeffectI’m not a storyteller; I’m a wordsmithWhen you start writing a novel, you think the writing is the process. It’s not: it’s starts a long time before you write a single word.Dec 11, 2018Dec 11, 2018
Sarah Marie GrayeinbutterflyeffectWriting the world you see around youAccording to the last census, the UK is 87% white. But my book is set in London, so white characters would be a whitewash.Dec 3, 2018Dec 3, 2018
Sarah Marie GrayeinbutterflyeffectSuicide isn’t always impulsiveIt’s a common misconception that most suicides are an impulsive act. It’s simply not the case.Oct 10, 2018Oct 10, 2018
Sarah Marie GrayeinbutterflyeffectCould marshmallows measure entrepreneurial potential?The idea behind the marshmallow test is that those who learn delayed gratification at a young age will do better in later life.Aug 12, 20181Aug 12, 20181
Sarah Marie GrayeinbutterflyeffectHow chaos theory informs my writingThe butterfly effect — and the idea of chaos theory infiltrating our lives — was the initial inspiration behind my novels.Aug 11, 2018Aug 11, 2018