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On Love, Work & Identity, by Stuart Baker-Brown

Saturday, February 10th, 2007

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On Love, Work & Identity

by Stuart Baker-Brown

I have received a request from Irked asking if I could write some words on the effects of love, work and identity whilst coping with a disability such as schizophrenia. The issues, I have to say, are huge and have great effect on my life and instead of the 1000 words I have allowed myself I could write 6000 or even more. Such is the complexity and importance of the subjects in my own and others lives.

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Why Ascend Everest, by Stuart Baker-Brown

Sunday, September 17th, 2006

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Why Ascend Everest – Stuart’s Story
by Stuart Baker-Brown

Stuart’s First Trek
On 22nd October 2003 I left the UK for Nepal to start a four and a half-week trek to Everest Base Camp. I had secured £7,000 funding from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust after being awarded a Travel Fellowship with the purpose of highlighting mental illness and showing it in a more positive light. When I first began to dream of the possibility of trekking to Everest Click to continue »

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