A Quick Interview and Plug (John)

I'm doing my Delusions Stand up show at The Live Theatre Newcastle on July 26 9.00pm.  Here's a little interview thing I did to promote it.  Please do come along. I promise it is a very funny show.    https://www.facebook.com/NewcastleCityCouncil/videos/10155798292078790/UzpfSTc2MDg3MTIzOTozMDYwNjExMjk0OTk0MTQ6MTA6MDoxNTMzMTA2Nzk5OjI2MTk0ODM0NzcxOTYzMDky

A Quick Word From Elle (Via John)

So if you've been following us in recent weeks you'll know that Elle isn't blogging just now because she's under section. We've been in regular contact and she agrees she's probably in the best place for how she is feeling just now. Still...that doesn't make what she's experiencing easy. As always she's been her incredibly…

Cat In The Hat Trumped. (John)

As mentioned we've gone off the beaten track for a couple of days here on Mind Palaver and am posting some stuff from my other blog. I'll be putting up a new blog that relates to mental health tomorrow. However, it's hard to deny this guy isn't a bane on all our collective sanity.  CAT…

A Haiku and a Poem. (John)

Prior to writing this blog with Elle I used to have my own blog called Dissent. As Elle is recovering I'm going to lift some favourite things from it over the next few days to provide some content for you our much respected followers. A quick word on Elle. She is still in hospital, I'm hearing…

Funny Tales. 3 (Mindfulness Sketch)

I mentioned in my last humorous story that I’ve been reminiscing about potential new material for my Delusions Stand Up Comedy Show. Normally these tales are related to my experiences in the world of mental health. However, over recent days I've been writing sketches for a potential project. Yesterday I wrote one about Mindfulness, which…

Faith. (John)

This week I did my topical comedy show with some fellow comedians at the Stand Comedy Club in Newcastle. The show is a panel format where we play various 'games'. For one part of the show we hold a Question Time style segment where the audience get to put any type of question (within reason)…

Our Tribe Pt2. (John)

Elle has been having real problems with her sleeping pattern. Eventually with treatment she did manage to get a good 7 hours sleep. She told me that all the other patients on the ward were delighted to hear this when she awoke. That really made me smile. I'm glad to report that I got another…

My Mind (Palaver) This Week. (John)

Being at a loss for a specific blog topic to write on today I thought I'd get down a few disparate ideas that have been floating around in my head. ENDORPHINS. I've taken up running. I'm doing the NHS couch to 5k programme and am currently on to week 6. Much has been written about…

The Humour In It All (Elle)

I love John's humour. I love listening to his show. He plays – i'd guess – to mixed audiences – some of who have experience of mental health problems and some who don't. The first time I heard his show he asked if there were any service users in the audience – I think I…

Funny Tales 2. (John)

As I’m about to perform the show in a variety of places in the coming months I’ve started to write and reminisce about other potentially humorous tales. I mentioned in my last humorous story that I've been reminiscing about potential new material for my Delusions Stand Up Comedy Show. I was just pottering about with…