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 […]
Conference Sponsorship Opportunities Still Available
On Friday 27th February 2026, Harmless will host the 11th National Self Harm & Suicide Prevention Conference – From Harm to Hope – at the Trent Conference Centre, Nottingham. This flagship national event brings together global academics, frontline professionals and people with lived experience to share practical, evidence-based approaches to self harm and suicide prevention. […]
Small Moments, Warm Mugs: Finding Mindfulness and Joy in Hot Chocolate
For Hot Chocolate Day 2026, our colleague Tim celebrates a drink that invites us to slow down and enjoy the moment. By Tim Sumner (Therapist) Hot chocolate is the misunderstood, often maligned younger cousin of tea and coffee. Coffee, the symbol of alertness, focus and jitters, fuels the morning commute and the late-night sessions. Tea […]
International Education Day 2026: The Case for Mental Health Literacy
On Saturday (24th January), we celebrate International Education Day. This year’s theme, ‘The Power of Youth in Co-Creating Education’, is a call to action. It acknowledges that students are no longer just sitting at desks waiting to be taught, but that they should also be the architects of the future of learning. But as we […]
The Anatomy of a National Conference: Building a Space for Change
By Helen Birch (Conference Chair) In the world of professional development, we often talk in terms of logistics: hard work, constant communication, time management, and that holy grail of organisation, the GANTT chart. But when you are building a national conference dedicated to self harm and suicide prevention, those professional terms take on a much […]
From Conventional Care to Supercars: The 11th National Self Harm & Suicide Prevention Conference
With just six weeks to go until this year’s From Harm to Hope conference, Harmless is pleased to share the final details of this year’s event taking place on Friday 27th February 2026 at the Trent Conference Centre, Nottingham. Our conference theme this year is The Uncomfortable Truth: Confronting Barriers to Connection in Self Harm and Suicide Prevention. Through […]
The Weight of the Upside Down: Why Stranger Things is More Than Just Nostalgia
By Caroline Harroe (CEO) For those of us born in the 70s, watching Stranger Things isn’t just a trip down memory lane filled with bike rides and late summer nights with friends without phones. It is a visceral encounter with a world we remember all too well – a world that, for many of us, […]