From little acorns …
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From little acorns …

Alison Anthony Writer who has a background in mental health nursing and as a service user, She is one ofMHP’s four Voices columnists

Drawing on her experiences of having been both a nurse and a service user, Alison Anthony says we can only understand mental illness if we top labelling and accept that life is unpredictable

Every year, the oak tree outside our window grows more full of life. This year, clusters of acorns covered it with garlands, and although the leaves are yellowing now, next year it will begin again with a triumphant shout of green.

Mental Health Practice. 11, 4, 33-35. doi: 10.7748/mhp.11.4.33.s29

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