Most people understand the term, have friends and spend time with them. However, rarely do people understand what friendship means to me!...

This year was already a bit kaotic for me when I decided to start doing a part-time Social Science degree with The Open University while...

Long before I discovered any other form of self-care, therapy, escapism, or self-expression I turned to Music! In times of intense...

A few years ago in a college interview I exclaimed that Photography was more than a job to me, it was a "lifestyle choice" and a way of...

Identity! Learning who we are... It doesn't come easy and the answers are not always straightforward. You would think that in our...

Photographic Therapy is a term I have dubbed that encompasses every aspect of Photography used for therapy or in a therapeutic manner....

I am my authentic self. In writing, in person and online. NOT the gossiping perceptions. I take back control from those who try to...

El’s Story - A Child abuse Survivor Written by El Amethyst El’s Story is a life journey of survival. A Child Abuse Survivor’s account of...

Narcissism has become prevalent in today’s society, specifically in western cultures. Switch on the news or glance at your phones and we...

Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Report by El Amethyst 1.0 Introduction The purpose of this report is to present the statistics and facts...

I do not understand why in this "evolved" era people can be so cruel and #prejudice We are beautiful because we are different and unique...

Since August 2019 I've been studying Psychology with criminology, a pre-university level course which has given me a well-rounded...

You Are a Survivor, Therefore You are Stronger Than You will ever know. The key is knowing where your strength comes from and learning...

Abandonment; A Fortitude Project Photo Essay Background Whilst on a trip to Rothesay with my family I discovered some abandoned places, I...

I had kept quiet only telling a few people in the moment, the impact the death of our Lecturer had on me. We came into college the next...

My favourite past-time with my Nanna as an adult, is to sit and hear stories about her life often aided with her amazing collection of...

DAYLIGHT PORTRAITS Portraits is an area of photography, though I'm interested in, terrifies me! My reclusive introverted nature coupled...

As a survivor of CSA who's battled many life changing often traumatic events, I don't believe in my own strength, my own accomplishments...

Up until this month my only experience of traveling abroad was my vague recollections of living in Gibraltar & Spain at 5 years old, 32...

It is becoming apparent that I am developing an obsessive passion for my new dream of Photographic Therapy! I have this dream to bring...