Broken, a poem by Grant Pearson
Broken, a poem by Grant Pearson When I am broken and in needI feel the ground is swallowing meMy hands are hanging so sorrowfullyPenumbra come shine a light on me In the morning scared and blueWhen I’m hungry thirsty tooSend a raindrop down the seaPenumbra come shine a light on me Shine your lightShine a […]
Kim’s story
Kim’s story I started off on the streets where I was begging for money and food after being thrown out of my house I had at the time. I was sentenced to prison, and then I ended up in hospital. I spent 6 weeks in hospital before I was housed in Penumbra supported accommodation. I […]
Peter’s story
Peter’s story I always like a laugh. I’m a happy go lucky guy. When I had my knee replacement operation just before lockdown, I remember joking with the nurse who was taking my stitches out. I don’t even mind having the scar from it because having the operation has meant I’m able to go out […]
Norma’s story
Norma’s story My covid story is one of isolation, but also of hope. Before the pandemic, I spent a lot of time with my grandchildren and kept busy with gardening, house-hold chores and time with loved ones. Then it all changed. For seven months I was at home and felt really isolated. My anxiety around […]
Elizabeth’s story
Elizabeth’s story Daily time spent outdoors is absolutely vital in ensuring that my mental wellbeing remains as well as possible. This has never been more important than in the last year, when we have all experienced a year like no other; it has proved to be very challenging, and at times unsettling and scary, and […]
Kerr’s story
Kerr’s story The reason I started drawing was probably a lot to do with the death of my son two years ago. I also live with depression and anxiety. Just over a year ago, I was sitting in my in laws house where the whole family was gathering for a visit. My brain was at […]
Fiona’s reflections of a gruelling 12 months
Fiona and her reflections on a gruelling lockdown I don’t think that my reflections on the past year will be unique and I’m sure they will sound familiar to many. In March last year it became clear that this was a situation that nobody had any experience of. This generated some anxiety and fear, but […]
Francesca’s story
How my mum’s recovery story inspired my own journey We all know mums are superheroes, but mine is such a special woman. She saves lives, just like my favourite DC superhero Wonder Woman does. She’s a recovery practitioner peer for the DBI Covid Response Team and works for an organisation called Penumbra, based in Glasgow. […]
Torquil’s story
Living well with mental ill health As a Recovery Worker in the community, every day is usually quite unique but it revolves around visiting people who access our service in the home or in the community. We use our own bespoke wellbeing toolkit to identify goals and track the recovery and progress. It’s great to […]
Dave’s blog on sleep
Why is sleep so important for our wellbeing? With increasingly busy lives it’s estimated that we now sleep around 90 minutes less each night than we did in the 1920s. I was startled to read this recently on the Mental Health Foundation’s website. Our ancestors were no slouches, often working long hours on the land, […]
