by Trudie Whitham | May 31, 2024 | Mental Health, Mind
Mental health is never linear. It appears in different forms and can be caused by anything. Postnatal depression, in particular, is common among mothers but is still considered to be a taboo subject The number of new mothers who experience postnatal depression in the...
by Trudie Whitham | May 30, 2024 | Identity
Mencap’s final topic for Learning Disability Week is ‘will you support me?’, so when it comes to the world of careers, how do we make sure we’re championing this for people that live with disabilities? As of 2022, there were 870,000 working age people with a learning...
by Trudie Whitham | May 29, 2024 | Mental Health, Mind, Work-Life Balance
Whether it’s from friends, family, or just what you’re seeing on your Instagram feed, pressure on your career choices are very much real. Your dream job could be anything you want but sometimes societal pressure can lead to some second-guessing – am I doing the...
by Trudie Whitham | May 28, 2024 | Identity
According to the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, 6% of the population are thought to be living with dyspraxia – there is no true known cause, although some research suggests that it may be linked to neuron development. Rosemary Richings, 32, is...
by Trudie Whitham | May 24, 2024 | Career
Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, The Colour Purple – some of the most important, successful and iconic pieces of fiction and they come from the minds of female authors. In 2020, Quartz found that for the first time in history, women were publishing more...
