Lucy Nichol

Lucy Nichol | Writer and mental health campaigner

A writer and author, Lucy also goes by the name of Lucy Roth. She has spent many years working with mental health charities to tackle stigma and raise awareness of lesser understood mental health problems. She is the author of six published books.

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Mother kissing son on head at home

'My children were taken into care, but that doesn't make me a terrible mother'

Channel: Families Families April 19, 2025

From sober shaming to wine time: The truth about alcohol and us

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 6, 2022

'My children were taken into care, but that doesn't make me a terrible mother'

Channel: Families Families December 30, 2020
Peter Coronation Street

Peter Barlow's relapse on Coronation Street is a powerful challenge to addiction stigma

Channel: Coronation Street Coronation Street November 20, 2020
GSS recovery cafe

The importance of recovery cafes for people experiencing addiction

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle July 3, 2019
Killing Eve's Villanelle

Killing Eve’s Villanelle is not psychotic - calling her so is just as dangerous as she is

Channel: TV TV November 14, 2019
Rainie ponders in EastEnders

EastEnders makes us see Rainie as a person first and an addict second

Channel: EastEnders EastEnders August 16, 2018
'Believing me is crucial': How to talk to somebody who is hearing voices Mental health friends man woman mouth speaking help Muffnn for Metro.co.uk

How to talk to somebody who is hearing voices

Channel: Health Health May 20, 2018
One asked her friend to bail her out with a fake text

How social media affects mental health in young people

Channel: Health Health December 12, 2019
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'Save Our Trolls': how women are taking back the internet from online bullies

Channel: Health Health December 12, 2019

Why is it so difficult to diagnose postnatal depression in women?

Channel: Health Health December 12, 2019
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It's time to talk about fathers' postnatal depression

Channel: Families Families December 12, 2019
Two of Lucy Nichol's hens

You don't have to be posh to keep hens - and it can be good for your mental health

Channel: Health Health December 12, 2019
woman with many faces

Three BPD sufferers break the myths around borderline personality disorder

Channel: Health Health December 12, 2019

Three activities that can contribute to good mental health

Channel: Health Health December 12, 2019
***ILLUSTRATION REQUEST*** How my faith has helped me with my mental health recovery (Frances)

Four people share how exposure therapy helped their OCD and PTSD

Channel: Health Health December 12, 2019

Has the meaning of being a mum changed over the generations?

Channel: Families Families December 12, 2019
Opening blinds inside of boys head

How our gender biases lead us to ignore the mental health needs of young boys

Channel: Health Health December 12, 2019
Life after living in care (Picture: Getty)

Life after care - two men share their stories of leaving the system

Channel: Shopping Shopping December 12, 2019
XX things you SHOULD say to someone with depression (Picture: Mmuffin) Monika

How to talk to somebody who is experiencing suicidal thoughts

Channel: Health Health December 12, 2019