by Maria Kalinowska | Mar 8, 2021 | Poetry
I have this knot at the back of my head It always seems to appear for reasons I can’t perceive It leads me to believe that perhaps it’s always there Sometimes it’s so small Concealed by the rest of my hair That my hand absent-mindedly finds it And pulls it... 
by Mathilda Mallinson | Mar 8, 2021 | Change your ways, Join a movement, People, Stay sitting
I have written this testimony after several interviews with the man it belongs to, converting his rudimentary English into written sentences. He has asked to stay anonymous in case it affects his claim, or his safety should he ever be deported. He is a Kurdish Iraqi... 
by Tia | Feb 19, 2020 | Change your ways, Cough up, Insane, People, Stay sitting
Insane in The Membrane: 12 The changing faces of depression by Tia Image by @juliaveldmanc What is depression? I get asked this a lot. All I know is that it’s never the same. Each depression is multi-faceted and hard. It can be one emotion. Sometimes it... 
by Tia | Feb 5, 2019 | Change your ways, Insane, People, Stay sitting
DISTRACTION Hi, I’m back. These past few months have been a distracting time. I’ve experienced exulting highs and bottomless lows, which just continues to show me how conflicting this disease can be. I won’t bore you with the details but, in short, I’ve... 
by Lucas Galley-Greenwood | May 1, 2018 | Change your ways, Join a movement, People
a guide Being guided into therapy by my Mum at 15 is something I’ll be eternally grateful for. It gave me the chance to receive the help I needed as well as the early resources to learn how to help myself at a critical time in my life. However, is it the most... 
by Tia | Apr 21, 2018 | Change your ways, Cough up, Insane, Join a movement, People, Stay sitting
Approaching therapy My name is Tia, and I have depression. This weekly column will discuss the little bumps in the road, the lows, the highs, and the mundane existence of living with depression. ‘Insane in the Membrane’ will not pretend to have all, if any,...