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Welcome to the blog. This is where you can find the latest posts from the ConveRSE Community. We have invited a range of people with different background and experiences to contribute to this blog, so you can find a wide range of stories, tips and advice on self-care and mental health.


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I Am Your Father - Part 1: The Secret

  I Am Your Father
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October 4, 2019 (Week 12)

Writing 'The Journey'

  Mental Health, Writing
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I recently submitted a story called ‘The Journey’ to an online competition. As it was Mental Health Awareness Week recently - and the competition was run by Mind, the mental health charity - I wanted to talk a bit about the story and how I came to write it.

Renault Zoe - Going Electric

  Electric Cars
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One of my recent projects involved working alongside engineers and researchers from the energy sector, which has fueled my interest in green energy and lead me to - among other things - the Fully Charged show and other similar channels on YouTube. Through all this, I became interested in electric cars...

David Tennant is my favourite Doctor Who, but he is not 'the best' Doctor Who.

 
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This may seem like a pretty frivolous thing to say, but I actually have a point to make about the way that we use language and why it matters.

How to be Champion

  Mental Health,
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One of the things that I wanted to talk about on this blog is mental health. Specifically, I want to share my own experiences and some of the things that helped me with my recovery and continue to help me to be in my day-to-day life. In this post, I want...

A New Direction...

 
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I haven’t posted on here for a while now. I used to write a lot about gaming, as that was my main hobby and chosen profession, but now I have a new job (and have left the games industry), which means I can’t keep up with the latest titles and write...

Mass Effect: Andromeda - First Impressions

  Game Reviews
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Bioware’s controversial Mass Effect sequel released a few months ago. They got a serious - and possibly well-deserved - slating from critics and gamers alike for releasing an “unfinished” game, full of bugs and animation problems. I actually cancelled my pre-order as a result of the media sh*t-storm, which is something...

The EU Referendum

 
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Normally I try not to get involved in this sort of thing, but what I am about to say is really important to me…