Outwardly people know me as cheerful and sociable, but there is this other side which up till now I have carefully kept hidden.
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Three years ago, I learned the hard way that blood clots aren’t just a plot device. What started out as a fractured ankle resulted in heart and lung damage, and a very very long recovery time.
As part of our Hidden Project, we're asking people from our community to share stories of their hidden illnesses. We believe that only by sharing our experiences can we begin to understand them – and one another.
People may not understand how invisible illnesses disrupt our everyday lives precisely because they're hidden. Root Experience trustee Tilly Baker tells us how an untimely bout of her condition created a new understanding with her work colleagues.
Do people with hidden disabilities hear differently to others? Composer and sound designer Dougie Evans explores the power of sound through sensitive ears.
You can’t truly understand the scale of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) unless you've experienced it – unless you've been there, done it, and checked multiple times that you do in fact have the T shirt.
I met Simon and Jess through my work at the Brighton Fringe. Their positivity and enthusiasm is infectious. They’re passionate about what they do, and the value and difference it can make to people’s real lives. I strongly believe in equality of opportunity, and that the arts can change lives in small, day to day ways as well as huge...
We must challenge our own ideas before inviting others to do so. Theatre practitioner and events producer Jolie Booth encounters a mind-broadening first Brexhut workshop.
Brexhut collaborator Rachel Shorer reports on how the 'project of perspectives' is beginning to take shape.
Hi there, Rachel here. I saw Simon's original blog post in the wake of Brexit when a friend shared it on my Facebook. My timeline was filled with disagreement, upset and name calling...
I’m feeling really upset and hurt by the division that appears to be pulling around my social media and media feed at the moment.
The fear that it is feeding amongst many people who voted one way or the other has the potential to descend into a bottomless panic that will lead to...
Jessica and Simon pull together some ideas to help anyone who runs group workshops...
Hot prickles of adrenaline. Burning cheeks. Time standing still. These were all very familiar feelings during my first year of facilitating workshops. I plunged in at the deep end and...
Sometimes you need to escape.
You need to grab hold of a chance to spread your creative wings and learn from the unexpected. This is why in August we're returning to the beautiful island of Zanzibar to run our summer residential course – Facilitate Without Fear...