Penumbra's Head Office is moving. Our address from 16 December 2024 will be: Penumbra, 3rd Floor, Orchard Brae House, 30 Queensferry Road, Edinburgh, EH4 2HS. Our telephone number 0131 475 2380 will be moving with us and we may experience some downtime during the move. If you have problems contacting us, please use our temporary number 0131 380 2669.

Dave’s story

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Dave’s story At times, people tell me they’re not creative, but I like to think we all are. I have never seen myself as someone who can paint or draw.

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Steven’s story

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Steven’s story I’ve had an ongoing battle with drug use for over 20 years which led me down a dark path. I was in a place where I was miserable

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Adrienne’s story

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Adrienne’s story Outside of my blog, I have been a featured writer/contributor for some organisations involved in mental health, and overall health and social care. One of which is the Humans

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Lucy’s story

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Lucy’s story I came to be in the role of a peer support worker after a series of events which changed my perception of my life’s expectations and social norms.

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Angel’s story

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Angel’s story I’ve struggled and battled with anxiety for a long time. I remember I was about 10 years old and wondering if it was normal to worry so much

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Marie’s story

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Marie’s story I’ve spent a lot of time during lockdown thinking about all of the things I’d like to move forward with in my life, but I think sometimes we

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Camillus’s story

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Camillus’s story I do believe that recovery is real. From personal experience, with the help of family and friends and the input from various services, and ultimately drawing on my

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Natalie’s story

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Natalie’s story We know there’s a relationship between self-harm and our emotions. Often when we experience emotional distress it is very unpleasant and we don’t quite understand how to process

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Dave’s story

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Dave’s story Staying connected to others is always a key element in keeping well mentally and emotionally. Now that coronavirus has restricted our options to achieve this, it is perhaps

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Michaela’s story

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Michaela’s story I was really young when my parents found out I was diagnosed with epilepsy; I was about 18 months old. I have had treatment for it and now

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