Emily Katy @itsemilykaty.bsky.social AuDHD blogger ๐ป, author of GIRL UNMASKED: HOW UNCOVERING MY AUTISM SAVED MY LIFE (The Sunday Times Bestseller) ๐ & Trustee of Autistic Girls Network ๐ฆ
https://linktr.ee/itsemilykaty
Recovery in the Bin @ritb.bsky.social recoveryinthebin.org
A critical theorist and activist collective of survivors, service users, disabled people.
Mind @mind.org.uk Fighting for mental health โ for support, for respect, for you โ
MQ Mental Health Research @mqmentalhealth.bsky.social Through research weโre creating a future where mental illnesses are understood, effectively treated and one day even prevented. #WithoutResearchItsJustGuesswork
The Mental Elf @thementalelf.bsky.social ๐ค๏ธ Hello, Iโm the Mental Elf!
๐ณ Follow me to keep up to date with the latest reliable #MentalHealthResearch.
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Cara Lisette @caralisette.bsky.social professional over sharer | eating disorder recovery | mental health activist | writer | speaker | feminist | pro cats | anti fascism | she/her
https://linktr.ee/caralisette
Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social Consultant psychotherapist/ disability activist/ bluestocking. Former Lived Experience Worker, future failed poet. Will question ideology for cake โค๏ธ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
#MadSky #TraumaNotPD #Disability #Neurodivergent #Mad https://t.co/83d2Ztwpp2
Charlotte Walker @charlrwalker.bsky.social PhD student and research officer working across public health and psychology with a focus on food bank use. Trying to stay mentally well within academia https://charlottewalker.uk/ ORCID 0000-0003-2244-350X
Anneli @pigletish.bsky.social Streamer on twitch @pigletish | mental health advocate | artist | simmer | abuse survivor | believes in dogs | love/hate relationship with socks | invented Autumn ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Lily Bailey @lilybailey.bsky.social Dyspraxic writer with OCD & MS. Loves: dogs, books, tea, crafts, horror films, being cosy ๐พ๐
๐WHEN I SEE BLUE, WHEN I FEEL RED, Hachette Childrenโs
https://linktr.ee/lilybailey?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=24905c65-9be7-445a-9044-e0ad31548915
The Trevor Project @trevorproject.bsky.social The leading suicide prevention organization for LGBTQ+ young people ๐๐งก
Reach a trained counselor 24/7 free & secure at 1-866-488-7386 ๐ฒ
or visit: www.thetrevorproject.org/get-help ๐
Charlotte Walker @charlottewalker.bsky.social Research Officer Swansea University. I straddle public health, mental health and criminology because apparently I can't make up my mind
INQUEST @inquest-org.bsky.social โ๏ธINQUEST is an independent charity combining specialist support for bereaved people following a state related death, with campaigning for justice and change.
๐๏ธ Creators of the Unlawful Killing podcast
Em @drem79.bsky.social Mental health. Running. | Award winning speaker, writer and advisor on lived experience of mental illness. | Patient rep RCPsych | Published in BMJ, BJPsych, Bulletin, EMJ, Lancet | Day job is elsewhere.
Bryan Ingram ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @bpdbryan.bsky.social I have no idea who I am so I have no idea what to put in this box x
Mentally Millennial๐ฆ๐
๐ป @millennialmh.bsky.social European ๐ช๐บ | Chats mental & chronic illness ๐ฅ BPD, suicide survivor ; Fibromyalgia ๐ CFS๐ | Neurodivergent๐ Dyspraxic Dyscalculia, Rejection Sensitive (RSD)| trying to recover from trauma๐ฑ rebuilding life after loss | She/Her๐ณ๏ธโ๐| fiancรฉ๐
๐UK (unfortunately)
hannah @hannaween.bsky.social autistic SWer filled with hope but also rage
Libbyโจ @libby4000.bsky.social queer welsh autistic gal trying to navigate adult life & read booksโจ all views are my own
Fluctuating levels of despair ๐ ๐ป๐ณ๏ธโ๐ @traumaphdandme.bsky.social PhD drop-out. Now a bit broken/lost. Lesbian. She/Her. Depression/trauma/a bit mad. ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ป
Post mainly about mental health, disability/accessibility/inclusion, ceramics and other craft projects, and dogs.๐บ๐จ๐๏ธ๐ฉ
๐ธ๏ธ๐BPDBumpkin๐๐ธ๏ธ @bpdbumpkin.bsky.social Emotionally unstable bog witch | Mental health & chronic illness advocate | Philosophy & history fiend | Collector of rocks | she/her
๐คโจ
"It actually doesn't take much to be considered a difficult woman, that's why there are so many of us" ~ Dr. J. Goodall
Survivors against PD #StopSIM @survivorsnotpd.bsky.social Trauma survivors & allies against the label 'personality disorder'| Against pathologising survival | Blaming us for our own distress| #traumanotpd ๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
Suicide Crisis Centre @suicidecrisis.bsky.social Suicide Crisis is a registered charity working on national suicide prevention initiatives. Award-winning Suicide Crisis Centre in the UK.
Website: suicidecrisis.co.uk
Mental Capacity Cat - Hannah Nicholas @thecapacitycat.bsky.social โPaws for thoughtโ on all things Mental Capacity, Adult Social Care & Health.
Contact hannah@mentalcapacitycat.co.uk or DM us re: your training needs on:
๐พ MCA/DOLS/Court of Protection
๐พ Mental Health Act 1983
๐พ CHC and NHS
๐พ Care Act 2014
๐พ + many more
Sectioned @sectioned.bsky.social Languishing | #DustbinPatient | #PillShaming (yes it was me) | #HeadClutcher | #SkankyMental | #ptsd from psychiatric detention |
@Sectioned_ on Twitter
Sam Porter @perinatalbirder.bsky.social Consultant Perinatal Psychiatrist, birder, twitcher. Perinatal Psychiatry lead Autistic Doctors International.
Asylum Magazine @asylummagazine.bsky.social The radical mental health magazine. Been around since 1986. Distributed by PCCS Books Sharing does not equal endorsement.
Email: editors@asylummagazine.org
Website: https://asylummagazine.org
Rachel @rachelluby.bsky.social Mental health nurse and mental health patient, usually at the same time. Living with Bipolar Affective & Personality 'disorders'.
Trying to use my experiences to do better and be better.
Therapy for Black Girls @therapyforblackgirls.com ๐๐พโโ๏ธMental health resources for Black women & girls at therapyforblackgirls.com
๐ Search our therapist directory to find a therapist in your area.
๐ง Check out the Therapy for Black Girls podcast.
therapyforblackgirls.com
Jas โข preorder quarter-love crisis @jaswritesstuff.bsky.social Mainly here to scream into the voidโฆ
๐ QUARTER-LOVE CRISIS out Summer 2025
๐ London based author
๐: info@jaswritesstuff.com
Louise Ting @neuro-observant.bsky.social Neurodivergent. LGBTQ+ ๐ Passionate about autism advocacy, mental health, and research. Community volunteer. Love ๐, PPI, art and learning
Creator of this popular PPI resource (used by research orgs & universities globally):
tiny.cc/PPIdiagram
Hannah Belcher @drhannahbelcher.bsky.social Personal account mainly for cat pics
Ola Demkowicz @olademk.bsky.social Researching adolescent mental health mechanisms & inequality | Mixed methods | Senior Lecturer, Psychology of Education | University of Manchester | She/her | ๐๐ฑ๐๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐
Annie Hickox @dranniehickox.bsky.social Clinical Psychologist, Neuropsychologist, PhD (Neurosciences).
Therapist in private practice.
I blog on Medium about mental illness, families, mental health shaming and stigma.
My blogs: https://medium.com/@anniehickox
Dr Zoรซ Ayres @zjayres.bsky.social Trying to leave things better than I find them
Analytical Scientist ๐ฉโ๐ฌ #AcademicMentalHealth advocate ๐ฑ Founder VoicesofAcademia.com ๐ฌ Author of "Managing Your Mental Health During Your PhD" ๐ ADHDer ๐ Proud mum ๐ถ she/her. Views mine.
Bookaholic Bex @bexbookaholic.bsky.social Book-obsessed, theatre-loving feminist with a liberal outlook on life. Mental health champion. Award winning book blogger.
https://bookaholicbex.wordpress.com/
El @eliimikaela.bsky.social ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ | they/them | mostly post about music, mental health, disability and The Sims!
Dr. Zoe R. Smith @drzoersmith.bsky.social Child & adolescent clinical psychologist supporting Black and/or Latinรฉ teens with ADHD. Liberation. Healing. Radical hope โ๐ฝBasketball. Books. Neurodiversity. ๐๐๐ง
Michaelle DiMaggio-Potter @michaelle.bsky.social Clinical Psych PhD Student, University of Michigan | EMA โข Personality Pathology โข Interpersonal Dynamics | NSF GRFP Fellow, Columbia University Alum
Brianna George, PhD @briannaegeorge.bsky.social Neuroscientist ๐ง | Postdoc at UNC in Kash Lab | D-SPAN K00 Fellow | DiversifyingCNS Scholar | #BlackInNeuro | She/her
Keir Harding @keirwales.bsky.social Occupational Therapist, DBT therapist, MSc in Personality Disorder. Working privately to help people and NHS organisations avoid years in private hospitals that claim to be specialist.
No one should be told their personality is disordered.
SANE | Changing mental health for good @sane.org.uk Providing support, raising awareness, and hosting research โค๏ธ
Need to talk? We support ANYONE affected by mental illness, including families, friends, and carers. Call SANEline 0300 304 7000 open 4-10pm daily http://sane.org.uk/support
Carl Dunn @carldunnjr.bsky.social MH Educator. Peer Educator. Supporting people w/ BPD & their families. #BPDChat, DBT skills, mindfulness, MBT, compassion, suicide prevention.
Pooky Knightsmith @pookyh.bsky.social Keynote speaker with a focus on mental health and special needs. Mostly to be found in the great outdoors when not on stage.
Hope Virgo @hopevirgo.bsky.social Christian, author, multi-award winning campaigner, founder of #DumpTheScales
David Gray-Hammond (NeuroHub Community) @neurohubcommunity.org (He/They)
CEO of NeuroHub Community, a social enterprise focused on community building and support for Neurodivergent people designed and delivered by Neurodivergent people.
Find out more here https://neurohub-david.start.page
Dr Nicole Melzack (they/them) @nmelzack.bsky.social Spacecraft Engineer ๐
Disability rights advocate ๐
Dissociative Identity Disorder | hEDS | Fibromyalgia | Chronically Unreliable | #ActuallyAutistic
๐ณ๏ธโ๐โฟ
Jess Morgan @jessmorgan.bsky.social Non-clinical paediatrician, educator, passionate about improving the wellbeing of doctors, writer, TEDx speaker.
Love a single shot latte in a bookshop.
My TEDx talk: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yvYou5qwEQ0&t=2s&pp=ygUTZHIgamVzcyBtb3JnYW4gdGVkeA%3D%3D
Adam Fare ๐ค๐ค๐ @adamfare1996.bsky.social UK. Trying to muddle my way through life. Equity, AuDHD, Disability, Mental illness, Stomas and Eating Disorders. Ace ๐ค๐ค๐ Views are my own. (He/Him)
This is a bigot-free zone.
Not Fine in School @notfineinschool.bsky.social Peer empowerment shared via NFIS Social Media & website. PhD research & raising awareness of family experiences resolving School Attendance Barriers.
https://notfineinschool.co.uk/home
Alex @alexharpin.bsky.social She/they.
Autistic.
Also talk about my experience with OCD, eating disorders, Axial Spondyloarthritis.
Kiwi-Brit ๐ช๐บ in London, England.
Librarian.
Interests: nature, animals, my cuddly family.
Lifelong vegetarian.
All views are my own.
Verity Chester @veritychester.bsky.social Researcher interested in intellectual disability, autism, mental health, and forensic psychology.
Tiffany @tiffanyblueco.bsky.social Psychotherapist. Social Worker. Passionate about healing, human rights, peace and social justice.
Chloe Apter (she/her) @chloeapter.bsky.social Autistic ADHDer, mental/physical illness, iatrogenic harm, co-production, @uoppald.bsky.social student. Views own, personal account.
Mental Redhead @mental-redhead.bsky.social * Physically and mentally broken ๐ค ๐ง
* Bipolar, cPTSD, Psoriatic Arthritis, hEDS, possible Mรฉniรจres disease (under investigation)
* Autistic probably AuDHD
* Ginger and proud ๐งโ๐ฆฐ
* Volunteer
* She / Her โ๏ธ
* Northerner in the South ๐ฌ๐ง
Hollie Berrigan @hoppypelican.bsky.social MH Consultant Lived Experience Practitioner. Lived Experience Lead. Integrative Counsellor. Psychology Grad. Autistic. Sweary. Follow #BIGSPD25 for live reporting of BIGSPD conference
RoseAnnieFlo @roseannieflo.bsky.social Animated & Excitable. Mental Health. Politics. Education. DIY. Sewing. Snark. Interested in research ethics from a participant perspective.
National Survivor User Network @nsunnews.bsky.social Creating a lived experience-led mental health justice movement to fight harmful systems and build better alternatives. Become a member via our website: https://linktr.ee/NationalSurvivorUserNetwork
Ju โจ @juliaisobela.bsky.social they/she | ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ | ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ incoming FY1 doctor| living with AuDHD & SMI | MA (Oxon) Music | #MedEd | Chair @ JASME| Chair @ GLADD
Astrid @astridinthelido.bsky.social
Stop Oxevision @stopoxevision.bsky.social Survivor-led campaign to stop Oxevision (now LIO) and other camera surveillance systems being used on psychiatric wards in the UK. Email: stopoxevision@gmail.com
Rachel @rrowanolive.bsky.social Give it to the lesbians, they love a banner | | Rent-a-mental (autistic type) | Lived experience researcher on suicide & harm in health & care systems
Naomi Salisbury FRSA @doricgirl.bsky.social Freelance self-harm knowledge, skills and service development | Former national charity CEO | Lived experience leadership mentor | Voluntary sector/non profit development https://naomisalisbury.org
Emma Nielsen @dremmanielsen.bsky.social Suicide Researcher | netECR co-founder @netecr.bsky.social | Interested in suicide prevention, patient safety, co-production and evidence-based (autism-informed) mental health care
Aoife @aoife-efioa1.bsky.social Trying to find a life outside of mental illness but for now this will be a bit of a place to vent and maybe find people i can relate to.
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Izzy ๐ @izzypsychology.bsky.social Trainee Clinical Psychologist ๐๐ | Clinical & research experience in eating disorders, diabetes, staff wellbeing, memory assessment, and CAMHS | Lived experience of health conditions ๐ฅ | All views my own ๐ฑ | She/Her
Mental Health Matters @mentalhealthworld.bsky.social Prioritizing mental wellbeing, one step at a time.
Rowan (she/they) @rowanrises.bsky.social cat lady, bog witch, priestess aspirant and survivor activist. ๐
๐ญ posting about: ๐ญ
care-experience ~ mental illness ~ complex trauma ~ the courts ~ complex grief ~ disability ~ neurodivergence ~ and more!
also @rowan-rose.bsky.social
#JusticeForFern
Laura Richmond @laurarichmond.bsky.social Author of All My Worldly Joy. Writes on all things mental health and neurodiversity. Doll restorer. Reformed medievalist. #ActuallyAutistic
jae @fiadhaich.bsky.social trainee counsellor, trans anarcha feminist. mostly posting about books iโm reading. scottish. often in bed. ๐ โฟ๏ธ
they/them
Jen | she/they | ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | ๐ต๐ธ๐บ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฉ @aweebitblue.bsky.social autisticยฒ. queer. trans rights. black lives matter. intersectional feminism. body neutrality. youth work. mental health peer support. all views my own
Freddie - SHE / HER @freddiehogmother.bsky.social ***PERSONAL ACCOUNT***
Autistic. Living with severe depression. Bereaved by suicide.
Lorna Collins @sensinglorna.bsky.social Artist | Writer | Creative Health/Auto-ethnographic Researcher | Philosopher | Lived experience | Brain injury | Organic psychosis | Madness | Recovery
TEDx: How Creativity Revived Me
Doodle Chronicles @doodlechronicle.bsky.social Student nurse. Lived experience of mental illness, inflammatory bowel disease, and gastroparesis. Undertaking EMDR therapy currently. Cat mum and animal lover.
Nell @nellh.bsky.social Mad activist, campaigner and crafter. #StopOxevision
Helen LP @helenlp.bsky.social Spoonie. Mental health. CRPS. FMS. Long Covid. Social justice. Politics. Film. Books. Art and arts - I draw a lot, mostly faces. She/her
Association of Mental Health Providers @assocmhp.bsky.social The only national representative body for mental health charities providing services in England and Wales. (AKA VCSE Sector / Not-for-Profit.)
www.amhp.org.uk
Leanne Howlett @howlett-leanne.bsky.social Specialist Perinatal Mental Health Nurse, Perinatal MH expert by experience, Solicitor in a past life but still on the roll, Chair of By Your Side. RCN Student Nurse of the Year 2023. Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Health Visiting. All views my own ๐
shibs @drshibley.bsky.social #physician #dementia #delirium #disabled
Honorary Visiting Professor, School of Law and Social Justice
NHS practitioner health disability specialist
Personal views only
Francesca Purvis @fcpurvis.bsky.social Eating Disorder MH nurse and lecturer at University of Southampton. PhD student researching the impact of psychological therapies for eating disorders & the therapeutic skills of the MH nurse ๐
Rachel Butler, PhD @rachelbutler.bsky.social Clinical Psychology PhD | Temple & UCLA alum | Passionate about treatment of eating & anxiety disorders | biking/outdoors | she/her
www.rachelbutlerphd.com
Jess Griffiths @jessthegriff.bsky.social Eating Disorders Therapist
National Co-Lead for FREED
Alicia Painter (they/them) @aliarthpainter.bsky.social NHS public governor. Autistic, Dyspraxic, hEDS. Tea drinker with too many hobbies. Aspiring clinical researcher. *Opinions are my own.* ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ธ
beffybadbelly but festive๐๐ @beffybadbelly.bsky.social 29. goofy longboi, stoma bag wearing, ileostomy having, tube fed welsh gal making the tastiest lemonade from the chronically ill lemons life gave her. i live for dip dabs & kendrick lamar.
Cymru ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ she/her.
๐ฒ๐๐๐๐ ๐ป๐ฟ @ladybathoryx.bsky.social ๐ก๏ธ๐ฟ32 โข Mother โข Wife โข AuDHD โข Metalhead โข Chronically Ill Goblin โข Mood Reader ๐ฟ๐ก๏ธ
Anorexia Myths @anorexiamyths.bsky.social Debunking myths about anorexia nervosa. Recovery is possible. For everyone.
anorexiamyths.com
Ilona Catherine @ilonacatherine.bsky.social Freelance TV Producer powered by Fluoxetine
Sam Dobbie @sam1982379.bsky.social Come for the OCD content, stay for the cute animal/fungus reposts!
He/him, 44.
Peter Beresford @peterberesford.bsky.social Activist, writer, researcher UK interested in disability, mental wellbeing, sustainability and welfare state, wants to see a better more sharing, kind and cooperative world
๐ซง jade ๐ซง @flyingawxy.bsky.social here to over share and maybe raise awareness for mental illnesses while Iโm at it | 28yo, pan, gender fluid, they/them prns ๐๐๐ธ๐๐๐ง๏ธ
Dr Joanna Griffin @griffinpsychology.bsky.social Counselling Psychologist. Research Fellow, Uni of Birmingham. Senior Lecturer, Metanoia Institute. Parent carer www.affinityhub.uk
Dave McPartlin @davemcpartlin.bsky.social Head of Flakefleet Primary๐ฌ๐งBGT Golden Buzzer http://bit.ly/3FspSO5 ๐บSocial Justice๐นChair of Future Fleetwood๐Mental Health๐ณRelational Approach๐ฉทTrauma informed๐ฆ๏ธVulnerability in leadership๐ฅADHDer๐จKeynote Speaker๐BBC Bitesize Teacherโญ๏ธHartlepool๐#daretodream๐
Dr Naomi Fisher @drnaomifisher.bsky.social Clinical psychologist, author of Changing Our Minds, When the Naughty Step Makes Things Worse and the Teenager's Guide to Burnout.
Substack: Think Again naomicfisher.substack.com. Website: www.naomifisher.co.uk.
Dr Georgia Pavlopoulou @jopavlopoulou.bsky.social Associate Professor
Psychotherapist
Researcher in mental health, autism, adhd
Punk Rocker
Rigorous humanism
Educational psychology
Improving access in physical and mental health settings
Poetry
Fiona @fionaod20.bsky.social Occupational Therapist
Mental Health
NHS
Mum
Dr Kate Womersley @katewomersley.com Psychiatry Dr ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ | Research fellow @georgeinstitute @ImperialCollege | MESSAGE Co-PI www.messageproject.co.uk | www.katewomersley.com | #medsky #psychsky