Mair Elliott

Young Patient Activist

Honest, open and authentic talk about the day-to-day living with Mental illness and Autism.

Public speaking Activism Blogging Real talk Media work Patient-led research Consultancy

"Mair has undergone some of the most challenging things that anyone can face in life... She has put that behind her and is now in the position where she has demonstrated to others that there is a significant positive outcome if you manage you recovery...she's not only come out and talked about her own health but she's looked at improving the outcomes for people in the future." - Alun Thomas, CEO of Hafal

Mair Elliott

Jan 1
6 min

Reflecting on a decade...

I wasn’t going to do anything public for the new year, but I felt I needed to write something down for myself. It seems strange to consid...

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Mair Elliott

Nov 23, 2019
4 min

Patience cannot be prescribed, but it can be practiced.

Last week I needed to kill some time before catching a train home one morning. I found a café to sit in and ordered coffee and breakfast....

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Mair Elliott

Oct 24, 2019
4 min

Reflecting on my first inpatient admission....

Today I arrived in London for a conference tomorrow. London holds a lot of memories and emotions for me. At 16 I went into the depths of ...

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Mair Elliott

Sep 27, 2019
4 min

Gardening and recovery

Often seen as an elderly person’s hobby, gardening and it’s benefits to health can often be overlooked. With benefits to physical health,...

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Mair Elliott

Aug 26, 2019
5 min

Alone does not mean lonely

**I realise this may read as if I think more highly of myself than others, which I do not. I wrote this because I am frequently irked by ...

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Mair Elliott

Jul 30, 2019
6 min

To diagnose or not to diagnose

Between Channel 4’s Dispatches programme, Claudia Hammond’s radio 4 series ‘D for Diagnosis’ and my own personal work, the idea of diagno...

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Mair Elliott

Jul 10, 2019
5 min

The healer - passive patient dynamic

Last week I wasn’t feeling good, I was experiencing dissociative episodes, strong and urgent suicidal thoughts and self-harm urges, my sl...

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