The Last Five Months

I have made it to the end of my first five months of Year Here. Left behind are the barrage of patients’ requests, the administrative pressures, and the telephone calls of the Patient Assistant role — though I still have a strong urge to greet everyone with “Hello. Bromley by Bow Health…

Down and Out in Sector Three

[Some names have been changed to protect the privacy of individuals.]

“Hello. Bromley by Bow Health Centre. How may I help you?”

An account of my journey so far at the…

On ‘enoughness’

Why I believe we should rethink the way we view integration.

This blog post comes at a strange time in the Year Here calendar, since as I write this we are a little under two weeks into our holidays and about to embark on the…

Schools (nearly) out for Summer

‘The greatest minds are capable of the greatest vices as well as the greatest virtues’ — Rene Descartes.

Confession Pt 1: A Snapshot of Mental Health and Provisions for Young People

Mental illness feels like a storm cloud of doubt, turmoil and pain that is passing over you; though like a cloud and for however brief, it can and will pass to reveal an ever blue sky of hope and…

And Now for Your Next Lesson - Basic Compassion

Stop and Smell the Roses

Reflections on my insights into the causes of the housing crisis and…

Clearing the Clutter: Room for Improvement

Teddy bears. Mountains of teddy bears. Not what I was…