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Award-winning Author, Poet, Mental Health Advocate, and the Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate of Stamford (2022-23).
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Ways to Improve your Mental Wellbeing Every Day
By Michael Baxendale Mental health is one of the key topics of the 21st century – and rightly so. Mental health relates to your overall...
Dec 22, 20214 min read


Connor Gates: Anxiety and Depression…
The following article is written by Connor Gates, another mental health advocate. I encourage you to read the article in full, and check...
Oct 24, 20214 min read


Prevailed Hope is Out Now!
The day has finally arrived! You can now read my words. I have one thing to say to you – okay, maybe two – before you buy yourself a...
Oct 12, 20211 min read
Burnout: Shining some Light on the Silent Obstacle we all Face
Only this week have I realised quite how much I have on my plate. I like to keep busy – you know I do. Nonetheless, sometimes, there are...
Sep 27, 20214 min read


A Person with a Disability?
As some of you may know from reading My Story, I have a physical disability alongside the other issues that I have described. Up for...
Apr 10, 20213 min read


My Experience: DNA Lightup
I would say I am a spiritual person – open minded about all the possibilities that the world has to offer. That said, I’m not into...
Mar 27, 20214 min read


My Story
Through speaking to Melanie Pledger and several other people, I have come to realise that I have never told you much about my mental...
Mar 11, 20214 min read


How has Freelance Writing and Blogging Affected my Mental Health?
As you know I have started blogging (obviously), and then extending that to freelance writing, over the last few months. It’s crazy the...
Feb 26, 20213 min read
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