Share your story

You can share your story with us and others. In doing so we can help to end the stigma surrounding mental health and let others know they are not alone.

If you have a blog you’d like to submit then we welcome contributions from everyone. But there are a few things to consider. Read more about blogging and vlogging for us below.

You can submit your blog post by using our Share your Story form below.

Share your Story

Comments

A blog post starts a conversation and invites others to comment and share their own experiences. Please remember to be courteous to your commenters, and to assume that their questions are asked in good faith. All comments are moderated, but if you have any concerns about them, don’t hesitate to contact us.

Lived Experience

Blog publication process

If we are able to take your proposal forward, we’ll email you to let you know. As we receive a lot of proposals, this can sometimes take a few weeks.
We will usually edit your final blog for clarity, plain English and web usability. We make changes to nearly all blogs, even ones we really love, so they fit our house style. If we change your blog significantly, we will send it back to you to view before publishing. When we edit your post, we will provide links to our own information and remove any which are promoting or advertising commercial companies.

As we plan our blog content up to a month in advance, it can take a while for your story to be published. We will always make sure we email you two days before publication unless we’ve discussed a sooner date with you.

At the end of your post please include a short title and a biography, which may include your personal blog/website and Twitter handle. If you would like to include a photo of yourself, please make sure it is website quality and ideally resized to 284 x 214 pixels (if you’re not sure how to do this, we can do it for you).

You don’t have to use your real name if you don’t want to. We understand some people haven’t told their friends, family or employer about their mental health problem and aren’t yet ready to. You’re welcome to use a pseudonym if you wish – just let us know when you submit your story.

Legal Points

By submitting a post for publication on Carlisle Eden Mind’s blog, you are confirming that the rights to any materials used are yours and that any sources are credited as necessary.

You are also granting Carlisle Eden Mind, its licensees, assignees, and other successors-in-interest, all rights to the copy.

We may reproduce your blog, or quotes from your blog, in public relations (PR), electronic media and promotional materials.

We reserve the right not to publish any blog post submitted.