Work With Me

 

 

I’m a freelance writer and blogger who creates bespoke articles for a range of media outlets, including Cosmopolitan, Metro Online, BBC Three and Happiful Magazine. I’m passionate about communicating ideas that inspire and inform, with a specific focus on mental health and wellbeing.  I’m also a media volunteer with Time To Change and have had the opportunity to work with the media, including interviews, documentaries, short films and sharing my poetry for an art installation. Stigma towards mental health issues is still rampant and the more that can be done to break down the barriers the better.

To work with me drop me a message on social media or alternatively you can email me at katconibear@gmail.com

 

AWARDS

Shortlisted – Digital Champion  (October 2018) Mind Media Awards

Nominated – Blogger Of The Year (July 2018) MH Blog Awards

WRITING

“How My Tattoo Saved Me From Suicide” (October 2019) Cosmopolitan

From Manic Highs to Depressive Lows, Without a Diagnosis I Felt Hopeless (September 2019) Happiful Magazine

How To Support Someone Who Is Hearing Voices (June 2019) Happiful Magazine

“I thought the voices in my head were normal”: What it’s like to live with psychosis (May 2019) Cosmopolitan

How To Manage Night Time Panic Attacks (April 2019) Happiful Magazine

My Label And Me – Psycho (January 2019) Metro 

Warning Signs Of A Depressive Episode (October 2018) Happiful Magazine

Having Bipolar Doesn’t Mean I’ll Go Home With You (September 2018) Metro

I’ll Keep Talking About Psychosis – Whether It’s Relatable or Not (June 2018) HuffPost

How Bipolar Landed Me In Crippling Debt (May 2018) BBC Three

Bipolar and The Mania Hangover (April 2018) HuffPost

World Bipolar Day – Katie’s story (March 2018) Time To Change

5 Bipolar Myths Debunked (March 2018) TimeWith

Am I Faking It? Thoughts On Having An Invisible Illness (January 2018) HuffPost

 Learning To Cope With Daily Life With Bipolar (January 2018) Counselling Directory

How The Label Of Bipolar Changed My Life – For The Better (October 2017) HuffPost

Bipolar Is Not A Fashion Statement (October 2017) HuffPost

Acceptance (March 2017) Brighter Berkshire

Hearing Voices With Bipolar Disorder (December 2014) MIND

I Have Bulimia – The First Person I Told Was My Partner (March 2013) Time To Change

WORKSHOPS/SPEAKING EVENTS

How to start a conversation about mental health (October 2019) Throgmorton

Therapeutic Writing Workshop (May 2019) Reading Borough Council

MEDIA

Talk To Me – Interactive Sculptures by Steuart Padwick (September 2019) 

People With Bipolar Disorder Share What Kanye West’s Interview Means To Them (June 2019) HuffPost Uk

Video on stigma and bipolar (September 2018) Time To Change

Feature On mental health diagnosis (May 2018) BBC Stories

Interview on living with bipolar (March 2018) Sky News Radio

Video on coping with hearing voices (February 2018) BBC Stories

Vlog on hearing voices (February 2017) Brighter Berkshire

What not to say to someone with bipolar (March 2017) BBC Three