It’s our London meet-up this Saturday in Camden, North London (UK) from 1.00pm to 3.00pm. Please see our earlier blog for full details or email Jules@firstsigns.org.uk for further information. Wedge and I look forward to having a drink and a chat with you then.
I’ve noticed these last few evenings that it’s getting darker earlier. That should come as no surprise, it happens every year after all, but it did make me a little sad. All too soon it will be dark by 4.30pm and those of us working 9 ’til 5 will barely see sunlight until the weekends! […]
There’s only two weeks until our summer meet-up in London (UK)! Thank you to those of you who have already confirmed you are attending – I have today emailed you with full details of the location. If you’ve contacted me and haven’t received an email then please let me know. Just to confirm, we are […]
After the success of our Birmingham meet-up last Saturday, we are now pleased to confirm that a further meet-up will take place in London on Saturday 16th August. The event will take place at a pub in Camden, North London (nearest tube Camden Town) from 1pm until 3pm. Of course, both Wedge and I will […]
Wedge blogged yesterday about a page in the Times newspaper dedicated to self-harm and today they tackle how to break free from self-injury. Anyone reading the article today will no doubt recognise some of the wording that has been used as being from our own FirstSigns website. We talk frequently about ‘enabling’ people and ’empowering’ […]
Hi everyone, Wedge and I are organising a real life meet-up for our members, to be held in Birmingham on Saturday 12 July from 1pm to 3pm. Both Wedge and I will be there and we would welcome the opportunity to meet and have a drink with as many of you as possible. I’m afraid […]
Have you ever wondered where the name LifeSIGNS came from, or why the ‘SIGNS’ part is always in capital letters? Well, it was Wedge who named LifeSIGNS when he created the organisation itself six years ago, and here’s how: When Wedge first decided to launch a self-injury awareness organisation back in 2002, he was keen […]
As you know, this month LifeSIGNS celebrates its 6th Birthday; how much do you know about our little organisation? I remember LifeSIGNS back in the early days when I was a member of the first Message Board. I can’t remember my username back then, but I do remember the name Wedge! Of course I never […]
Wedge founded our voluntary organisation in 2002, and although he has worked with several different members of our Management Committee over the years, Wedge has been the one continuum throughout. I’m thrilled to be here for our latest and greatest birthday! So many people have great ideas and early enthusiasm, but it takes something special […]
Caroline, a trainee phsychologist studying for a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at City University in London has asked for volunteers to participate in a face-to-face interview with people who self-injure. She is particularly interested in exploring how people talk about and understand self-injury (including both people who self-harm and health professionals working in this area), […]
I know we said the end of April for delivery of our fantastic new LifeSIGNS badge sets, but they have arrived early so everyone who has pre-ordered will be getting them next week If you haven’t ordered yours yet and would like to, please do so from here If you’d like to buy more than […]
The BBC is creating a ‘magazine tv series’ called Sunday Life, due to start next month. Although the show will have faith and ethics at its heart, it will be topical and, most importantly, driven by compelling human stories. On Sunday 20th April they will be focusing on suicide and Anna would like to hear […]
