Stepping into Outreach: A Reflection on Listening
Outreach work in the communities we serve is at the heart of what Harmless and The Tomorrow Project stand for. Our colleague Maanika Aggarwal shares some reflections on a recent event she attended in Mansfield. I find myself asking the same question again and again: what truly is my role in the world, as a […]
Reading for Wellbeing: Our Team’s Picks for World Book Day
By Mollie Smith (Academy Administrative Officer) In mark World Book Day, we thought it would be fun to share some of our team’s recommendations – especially when thinking about how literature has helped us learn so much about the field we specialise in and helped in our personal journeys when it comes to our own […]
National No Smoking Day 2026 – My Experience as an Ex-Smoker
By Anna Senkowska-Gracka (Clinical Administrative Officer) I have never been a heavy smoker – I used to joke that cigarettes were my ‘bad five-a-day’, and have never seen myself as an addict (despite clearly being one). I started smoking in my late teens and carried on, with breaks of various lengths, for just over two […]
Redeveloped Self Harm Awareness Training for 2026
For Self Harm Awareness Day (SHAD) this Sunday (1st March), we are proud to announce that The Academy at Harmless has officially launched its newly enhanced self harm awareness training programme. In line with the SHAD 2026 theme, ‘Connection is Coping: Finding Support Together’, our updated content moves beyond basic awareness. We have redesigned our […]
You Deserve Support This Eating Disorders Awareness Week
By Anna Scott (Clinical Support Worker) Eating disorders can often feel like they are completely overwhelming your life. And yet, somehow, it is a common experience for those with eating disorders to believe that they are not struggling enough to get support. Some people’s eating disorders like to tell them that other people may be […]
National Love Your Pet Day
By Leanne Moulton (Chief Academy Officer) Working in self harm and suicide prevention means that, as an organisation, my colleagues and I spend a great deal of time holding space for pain, complexity and distress. It is deeply meaningful and rewarding work, but it can also be incredibly emotive. On the days when everything feels […]
The Quiet Architecture of Survival: Why Fearless Must Exist
By Caroline Harroe (Harmless CEO) For thirty-three years, I have lived in a world where the floor can turn into water without warning. That is the nature of Complex PTSD. It isn’t just a ‘memory of a bad thing’; it is a physiological rewiring – a body that insists it is still in the room […]
The Quiet Echo: Navigating the Weight of Anniversaries in Trauma and Loss
By Caroline Harroe (Harmless CEO) There is a particular kind of gravity that settles in when a certain date approaches on the calendar. For many of us, the passage of time isn’t a straight line leading away from the past; it is a circle. Each year, we find ourselves returning to the same coordinates of […]
Introducing Fearless: Helping Find a Way Through Trauma
By Tom Garrett (Clinical Manager) Fearless is our dynamic new organisation, born from many years of experience working alongside people affected by trauma, as well as those who support them every day. As a non-profit organisation, we believe deeply in the power of recovery and the possibility of hope, even after the most difficult experiences. […]
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
By Simran Dhillon (Clinical Support Worker) Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is the name of a procedure that involves the partial or full removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. On 6th February, we recognise and push for a global call to challenge and put an end to a practice that is rooted in […]