There are days where I don’t want to be seen. On these days I find people frightening. They have the power to lie, hurt, harm, abandon, to kill and be killed, to die.
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I believe that, in spite of needing help for various reasons, learning disabilities and mental health problems should not be seen as a hindrance. They give us traits that can be utilised.
You feel like giving up. Because it will not go away. A lifetime of illness that's what they say.
Our artistic director Simon explores his recent experience of back and hip pain while working on the charity’s project about invisible conditions. He asks whether the medical treatment we receive really gets to the root of the problem...
Our challenging and thought-provoking exploration of what it is to live with a hidden disability is really starting to take some shape – and we're ready to share it with the world, with an exhibition at Brighton Dome next week: The Hubbub.
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 know when I come up against stigma, it’s not because I am not smart or funny or engaging. It’s because people don’t understand dyslexia. They don’t know how limiting it can be and don’t appreciate how a simple change in a process can mean all the difference to me...
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...
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...