Extra content from the project, including six strange methods of disposing of bodies, an interview with MP for Sittingbourne and Sheppey Gordon Henderson on his efforts on trying to open up a natural burial ground on the Isle of Sheppey to help add burial space, as well as offer a environmentally friendly option. Additionally, a […]
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Wake up to Death
We may not wish to talk about what happens to us after we die, but there is much to be considered. It’s Halloween and fittingly, death is on the agenda at Bournemouth’s Death Café in Southbourne. Eight of us, including those from the funeral industries, sit around a pub table, surrounded by lit pumpkins, in […]
Love’s Secret Labels: Audio
The MMP Audio for Love’s Secret Labels Listen to Diane Hassall-Mead, a fully-qualified counsellor, relationship therapist and psychosexual therapist, talk about the emotional and physical connection between two women and talks why labels are not needed in today’s society to identify sexual orientation.
Love’s Secret Labels: Video
The MMP Video for Love’s Secret Labels Ravaka, Kerry, Ellie and Teddy got together to guess celebrities’ sexual identities. Listen as they talk about labels, their advantages and disadvantages.
Love’s Secret Labels: Online
With today’s social acceptability of sexual identities and genders, most people feel comfortable expressing their true selves. The LGBTQ+ community is forever growing and making a mark in history, yet inequalities are still there. There are still over 70 countries where same-sex relationships are criminalised, some going as far as imposing the death penalty. Living […]
For Dummies: 5 need to know facts about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
PCOS is a common yet seldom talked about hormonal condition, women with the condition produce excess male androgens (hormones) such as testosterone. PCOS also enlarges a woman’s ovaries and they contain fluid-filled sacs (follicles), which surround the eggs. Often women may exhibit symptoms and never get diagnosed because they are unaware of what is going […]
Bump to Mind – Perinatal Mental Health
Trigger Warning: This story does contain mention of miscarriage and baby loss. Kings College London have released shocking new figures that one in four women suffer from mental health during their pregnancy. 11% of women had depression, 15% have anxiety, 2% have eating disorders, 2% have obsessive-compulsive disorder and just under 1% have PTSD. Another […]
Bump to Mind – Perinatal Mental Health Video
Trigger Warning: This video does contain discussion on miscarriage. Suffering from Mental Health can be scary, tiring and unbearable. But imagine what it is like when you’re heavily pregnant. In this video, I explain about Perinatal Mental Health and speak to Melanie* who has had mental health problems since she was 14. Join the […]
Polyamorous relationships: Stereotypes
Polyamorous relationships often have any stereotypes surrounding them. Stereotypes: A fixed general image or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing. Polyamorous relationships often have any stereotypes surrounding them. Polyamorist Eunice Hung is in a relationship with four people and is a co-organiser of The London […]
Polyamorous relationships: A sociological perspective
A Sociological perspective on Polyamorous relationships Polyamory holds many questions, some of which can be answered from a sociological perspective. Researcher of Polyamory and cultural sociology, Christian Klesse explains how we are unlikely to be wired to be polyamorous nor monogamous. Christian is currently a researcher at Manchester Metropolitan University. His research includes the history of […]