I am a mother of 4, an artist, and a survivor of domestic violence/childhood sexual abuse. I work with Groundswell focusing on supporting women and also as peer support to women with mental illness. I myself have dual disability EUPD and CPTSD. I tell stories through the written and spoken word, and create artwork about […]
I came from a very broken home where drug dealing was rife. Since the small age of 12 I’ve been a street kid, sleeping in the back of cars that were open, bank doorways for the heater at night and so on. I’ve come from my own version of hell like the rest of us. […]
Denise Harrison is an award-winning writer and film-maker, whose writing career began back in 2017 when she was newly in recovery and living in a homeless hostel. As a way to cope in an ever-changing and often challenging environment (and also as a way to understand herself and to try and make peace with her […]
Tess – Listen Up! Hub % %
Hi I’m Tess, I work for Groundswell and have a long history of mental illness. During a particularly bad patch I sofa surfed for a while. I have a very opinionated cat and live near Manchester, although I’m formerly from Stoke-on-Trent.