Note: All media articles about Bring me to Light, Eleanor’s debut book are under the Book tab. The rest here are other articles written about mental health:
Eleanor, the author of Be Ur Own Light is
–A Lifestyle blogger for Metro.co.uk , find all articles here : http://metro.co.uk/author/eleanor-segall-for-metro-co-uk/
Eleanor also writes for Happiful Magazine and Happiful.com February 2018 Issue- my True story with Bipolar
Happiful Hack- Tips to Relieve Social Anxiety (March 2018 Happiful Magazine issue): https://happiful.com/tips-to-relieve-social-anxiety/
Happiful Hack: A Guide to Bipolar Disorder (December 2018 issue) https://happiful.com/bipolar-myths-debunked/
2022
Best For You NHS- my story about bipolar : https://bestforyou.org.uk/eleanors-story-what-its-like-to-have-bipolar-disorder/?fbclid=IwAR3v8jZ3WDWN5SWnvUpGMIEkUGNeX8irYX6mW8_qVSKIhPPuU8WxqU37azQ
Podcast interview with Penny Power OBE and Thomas Power from Business is Personal: https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/bip-chat-with-thomas-power-penny-power-obe-d2fzHMDAR8g/
2021
Interview with Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP on Mental Health Matters at Riverside radio: https://www.mixcloud.com/riversideradio/mental-health-matters-with-dr-rosena-show-2/
Podcast interview with Dan Rosenberg at Sod’s Law podcast: https://play.acast.com/s/the-sods-law-podcast-with-daniel-m-rosenberg/898a152a-89a5-4f9e-808d-042543a50a92
Pre 2020
Living with Bipolar 1 Disorder: Article for Centre for Mental Health (March 2019) : https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/blog/centre-mental-health-blog/bipolar-disorder-eleanor
Jewish News:
(January 2019): #MyDepressionMeans : How my hashtag inspired others fighting depression: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/mydepressionmeans-how-my-hashtag-inspired-others-fighting-depression/
(October 2018)- Put Our Community’s Emotional Health First: https://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/opinion-put-our-communitys-emotional-health-first/
Glamour UK Magazine:
Being a curvy bride (September 2018): https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/plus-size-wedding-dress-shopping
‘Dating with a Mental Illness’ (March 2018): http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/dating-with-a-mental-illness
Podcast Interview on undiagnosed mental illness (September 2018) Listen here: http://uioakayouinsideout.libsyn.com/series-2-episode-2-uio-on-undiagnosed-mental-illness
Featured in Cosmopolitan UK online by Olivia Blair on anti depressants:
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a18720313/women-on-antidepressants-working/
and in May 2018 on an article about Bipolar disorder and misconceptions: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a19827504/what-is-bipolar-disorder-biggest-misconceptions/
These articles were also featured in Elle Magazine, Prima, Netdoctor.co.uk and across Hearst Publications
Featured in Refinery 29 about reverse seasonal affective disorder and depression (April 2018): https://www.refinery29.uk/2018/04/196859/reverse-sad-seasonal-affective-disorder
Interview by Sarah Cardwell (August 2018): https://sarahsthinkingagain.blog/2018/08/17/interview-with-eleanor-segall/
She has also written under her real name for:
Aish Perspectives Magazine (November 2018): On Social Anxiety and Panic Attacks and tips to help https://issuu.com/aishukperspectives/docs/perspectives_ed5__-_print_final_low
Lagom Mind: ‘Life with Bipolar Disorder’ (September 2018): https://lagommind.com/lagom-letters
Aish Perspectives Magazine (August 2018): ‘Dealing with Suicidal Thoughts: My Experience of Depression and Bipolar’ : https://issuu.com/aishukperspectives/docs/edition.1_aish_mag_002_single_pages
Trigger publishing : ‘Writing is Therapy- my Journey with bipolar from illness to recovery‘ http://www.triggerpublishing.com/writing-is-therapy-my-journey-with-bipolar-from-illness-to-recovery/
No Panic Charity : ‘Living with Social Anxiety’ (February 2018): https://www.nopanic.org.uk/living-social-anxiety-story/
The Jewish News ‘ Time to Talk: I hope my story can help others feel less alone’ (February 2018): http://jewishnews.timesofisrael.com/time-to-talk-i-hope-my-story-can-help-others-feel-less-alone/
STOP Suicide Cam- ‘Its #TimetoTalk Suicide’- for Time to Talk Day (January/Feb 2018): http://www.stopsuicidepledge.org/its-timetotalk-suicide/
Mind Charity- ‘Bipolar Disorder: What I wish someone had told me’ (December 2017) https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/your-stories/bipolar-disorder-what-i-wish-someone-had-told-me/#.WiWFrFVl-M_
Equilibrium Magazine- ‘Raising our Voices: On Stigma and Bipolar Disorder’ (November 2017)
https://issuu.com/antz333/docs/equilibrium_2063
World Union of Jewish Students- ‘Looking after Mental Health as a Student and Beyond’ (for World Mental Health Day 2017)
http://www.wujs.org.il/blogs/looking-after-mental-health-as-a-student-and-beyond-eleanor-segall
Counselling Directory ‘Living with Bipolar Disorder’
http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/experience_236.html
Counsellors Cafe ‘Top Tips from my Self Care Journey’
https://www.thecounsellorscafe.co.uk/single-post/2017/03/28/5-Top-Tips-From-My-Self-Care-Journey
Rethink Mental Illness ‘Chanukah, Christmas and my Anxiety’
https://www.rethink.org/news-views/2016/12/chanukah-christmas-and-my-anxiety
Brighton Wellness Centre https://brightonwellnesscentre.co.uk/author/eleanorsegall/ :
On Self confidence: Being your true, authentic self (September 2017)
https://brightonwellnesscentre.co.uk/2017/09/26/on-self-confidence-being-your-true-authentic-self/
5 top tips to having a better sleep
https://brightonwellnesscentre.co.uk/2017/02/10/5-top-tips-to-having-a-better-sleep/
Does skunk cannabis cause psychosis?
https://brightonwellnesscentre.co.uk/2017/01/23/does-skunk-cannabis-cause-psychosis-causes-and-symptoms-from-smoking-skunk-marijuana/
Beating seasonal effective disorder: setting small goals to relieve January blues
https://brightonwellnesscentre.co.uk/2017/01/09/beating-seasonal-effective-disorder-setting-small-goals-to-relieve-january-winter-blues/
The Importance of talking through therapy and support networks
https://brightonwellnesscentre.co.uk/2016/11/16/the-importance-of-talking-through-therapy-or-support-networks/
Reactions to illness stigma: living with others judgement
https://brightonwellnesscentre.co.uk/2016/11/22/reactions-to-illness-stigma-living-with-others-judgement/
Changing habitual behaviour for a happier life: anxiety disorders
https://brightonwellnesscentre.co.uk/2016/12/06/changing-habitual-behaviour-for-a-happier-life-anxiety-disorders/
Mental Health New Years Resolutions
https://brightonwellnesscentre.co.uk/2016/12/20/mental-health-new-years-resolutions/
Bossing It! Academy
http://www.eleanorsegall.com/single-post/2017/02/23/The-Bossing-It-Academy-A-Journey-of-Self-Discovery-and-Recovery
You can read more articles under pseudonyms, written by me at:
Time to Change UK
‘There should be no shame in experiencing psychosis’
https://www.time-to-change.org.uk/blog/there-should-be-no-shame-experiencing-psychosis
‘I cannot imagine having bipolar without a support network’
http://www.time-to-change.org.uk/blog/i-cannot-imagine-having-bipolar-without-support-network
Rethink Mental Illness (UK)
‘Drawing my sanity: Art Therapy during hospitalisation’
https://www.rethink.org/news-views/2017/2/art-therapy
‘Surviving Depression and Suicidal thoughts’
https://www.rethink.org/news-views/2016/12/surviving-depression-and-suicidal-thoughts
‘Being Jewish and Bipolar’
https://www.rethink.org/news-views/2016/7/jewish-blog-2
Bipolar UK
‘What having Bipolar means for me’
https://www.bipolaruk.org/blog/what-having-bipolar-means-for-me
The Counsellors Cafe
‘I will get there: on social anxiety’
http://www.thecounsellorscafe.co.uk/single-post/2016/11/01/I-Will-Get-There
Self Harm UK
‘I don’t want to hide anymore: on stigma’
https://www.selfharm.co.uk/articles/i-dont-want-to-hide-anymore
Phobiasupportforum.com
‘An Amazing Care Coordinator: on anxiety’
http://phobiasupportforum.com/expert-guest-articles/an-amazing-care-coordinator/
The Monologues Project
‘People don’t always understand’- Part of the Show and Tell season: an interview about life with mental illness/my life. http://www.themonologuesproject.org/features/003
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