This afternoon, Alex and I were getting dressed (I know, we’re lazy) to go and meet one of our friends Luke for lunch, who was down in London from Manchester. Alex was ‘messing about’ as he sometimes does (whilst getting ready) and being as sensible as I am (?), I told him to ‘act your…
I was resting earlier when I had cause to check my emails, I had been avoiding them! You may recall I recently blogged about an email from a lady (Mrs. Rose Manase), who I originally thought was my auntie. She had informed me that I had come into money… Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?…
Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do, than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbour and catch the trade winds in your sails… explore, dream, discover! This has been a… Mark Twain, ‘View from the Bottom’.…
On 10 October, the UK celebrated World Mental Health Day, which aims to raise public awareness about mental health issues. This got me thinking – how much do we actually know about mental health at Regent’s College and the stigma that is attached to it? In June last year I was diagnosed with reactive depression,…
There is public acknowledgement that cuts are needed in the country to help the deficit, but with the arts budget only one percent of the NHS budget, the arts punch above their weight and support a massive industry. Many students on the MA Writing for Screen and Stage are hoping to write scripts for film,…
On 10 October, the UK celebrated World Mental Health Day, which aims to raise public awareness about mental health issues. This got me thinking – how much do we actually know about mental health at Regent’s College and the stigma that is attached to it? In June last year I was diagnosed with reactive depression,…
To mark World Mental Health Day, today I start a new series of blogs on depression, to help raise awareness and understanding of the mental illness. This is my story… Denial. It was the afternoon of June 26th 2009, when I first heard the words ‘you’re suffering from depression’. I was at a Central London…
October 10, 2010 is World Mental Health Day. To mark this, I will be starting a new series of blogs about ‘Living with Depression’. My aim is to help raise awareness of the mental illness and change negative views of it. Live Healthy, Laugh Often, Love Yourself! Max. www.blog.kevinmaxwell.co.uk © 2010 Kevin Maxwell Media &…
Despite the wet weather in London, UK Black Pride held its fifth annual event in Regent’s Park last Saturday. The day after, I was lying in bed catching up on the news online when I saw a PinkNews.co.uk article on the festival. The comments from some readers towards the black and Asian community caught my…