Join us for the launch of When the Change Came & Gaia 2020 on Thursday 16th November, for an 8pm start, at the Poetry Cafe, 22 Betterton Street, Covent Garden, London. WC2H 9BX Remember this iconic photo of the Earth rising
Speaking Out on Mental Health – 14th September, Nottingham
On Thursday 14th September, I spoke at the IOSH National Safety and Health Conference in Nottingham. The title of the presentation was: Fast Train Approaching…! A personal story of breakdown and recovery Delighted to be in DH Lawrence country, I
Live on Stage at the Komedia Studio Theatre – 4th June 2017
Acute Psychotic Episode III – When the Change Came A brief extract from the beginning of the show… I was first diagnosed with bipolar disorder twenty years ago, in 1997. Ten years later my story of breakdown and recovery was
IOSH National Safety & Health Conference – A personal story
Check out the Event Programme ‘Leap into Health – Moving Forward with Confidence‘ Fast Train Approaching… at midday!
Blog – Friday 12th May – A kind of coming out…
It was set for this morning. The email had been sent yesterday, drafted while I was at a mental health conference for health and safety professionals being inspired by Prof. Tim Marsh and Alastair Campbell. We all have mental health
The first show is over – one more to go…
Acute Psychotic Episode III – When the Change Came “The poet is a man who lives at last by watching his moods…as narrowly as a cat does a mouse.” Henry David Thoreau, 1851 I am a poet. I watch my
Brighton Fringe Press Release
PRESS RELEASE Making Connections Matter Acute Psychotic Episode III – When the Change Came A good humoured story of breakdown and recovery. Steve Walter (a Time to Change Champion) shares his personal experience of bipolar disorder over twenty years through
Heading to the Brighton Fringe 2017
Acute Psychotic Episode (III) – When the Change Came A brief but profound disorder of the mind Steve Walter returns with the latest episode of his show from the Edinburgh Fringe. The performance fuses powerful, frank, and in places disturbing,
Blog – Friday 3rd February 2017
I shall ignore Trump for now. But his belligerence, his bigotry which has hijacked our lives, is always there in the background – an unnatural shadow over the globe. +++ At the end of January, I attended an excellent Mental
Blog – Mental Health – Friday 13th January 2017
Prime Minister unveils plans to transform mental health support So ran the headline to the Government’s press release on support for mental health this week. Theresa May’s speech on mental health, on Monday 9th January, set out action to tackle
Blog – Wellbeing: a reflection – 30th December 2016
In the New Year, at work, I will be running sessions on Wellbeing with a colleague from HR. The intention is that they will be voluntary to attend, since we’re not telling people how to live their lives we’re simply
When the Change Came – Launched at the Vittle and Swig, 15th December 2016
When the Change Came launched successfully at the Vittle & Swig in Tunbridge Wells, on 15th December with Steve Antoni, Abegail Morley and Frances and Steve on saxophone and guitar, and a lovely audience – the collection is available now – order your