You’ve heard them before – ‘People with mental health problems are weak’. ‘Only teenage girls self-harm’. ‘Mums with postnatal depression don’t love their babies’. Even today, these completely false claims can be heard throughout our society, and the negative effects can be devastating. It’s time to educate ourselves…
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Jake Hamilton
Jake Hamilton is a contributor to Happiful magazine.
Seven Minutes With Georgina Campbell
The BAFTA-winning actress tells Happiful about honesty, hoarding – and hamsters What is your current philosophy? At the moment, I don’t want to waste the opportunities presented in life. Surround yourself with good people, follow your passions and give yourself time to really enjoy life, because it’s a gift.…
The Trailblazer: A conversation with Childline founder, Dame Esther Rantzen
For nearly 40 years, Dame Esther Rantzen has been a giant of television. One of the most successful presenters in BBC history – her signature show That’s Life! reached 20m viewers – she later founded the 24-hour counselling service Childline. Today, the free service helps more than 300,000 children each…
2017 – A Year of Great News!
HAPPIFUL REVIEW: It’s been a watershed 12 months for mental health awareness Theresa May January **Burning Injustices** Theresa May gives a parliamentary speech pledging more help for people with depression, and a move to reduce the number of suicides. “If you suffer from mental health problems, there’s not…
The Big Interview: Marjorie Wallace, Founder of SANE - Part Two
Marjorie Wallace CBE was a celebrated journalist involved in some of the greatest scoops in British journalism. It was never her intention to found the independent mental health charity, SANE. Rather, the charity founded her. In part one of Ms Wallace’s interview with Happiful, she discusses the creation of…