Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 14/08/2026People of Reddit annoyed by the emergency alert 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 07/07/2026High time for a savoury Magnum. Cream cheese and salmon? Goat's cheese and dill? 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Haven't enjoyed a feature this much in a long time, especially the bit about the dream of the woman 'who used to be Hitler': www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comTogether in prosaic dreams: anthology reveals Europeans’ anticlimactic subconsciousCollector of dream stories from across continent finds ‘surprising consistency’ in the way they are structured 100
Reposted by Ellie BroughtonNetpol @netpol.org · 13/02/2026Breaking: on two counts, the High Court has ruled that the Labour government's proscription of the campaign group Palestine Action was unlawful – a win for its co-founder Huda Ammori, who sought a judicial review of the ban 10842337
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Thank you again to these campaigners for publishing my FOI! 010
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 03/02/2026I couldn't place this FOI anywhere, so it was kindly supported by @madintheuk.bsky.social: www.madintheuk.com/2026/02/peop... I asked trusts about maximum wait times, and one reported that a patient waited over three years. Another trust reported that over 40% waited more than 90 days for help. 011
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Follow back or email elliebroughton@gmail.com for more info! 👋 000
Reposted by Ellie BroughtonRebecca Fishbein @bfishbfish.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Hi! For a story for Bustle, looking to speak with folks about the cost of their mental health care. Particularly interested in people who do somatic treatments incl. art/dance/equine therapy or have in-patient experience. First names/anon ok! Can DM here or email me: rebeccafishbein@gmail.com 034
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 08/01/2026www.theguardian.com/society/2026... dietitians have been warning about this two-year problem for weight loss jabs from the outset. There is no offloading plan when you start jabs - only a warning to stop at two years. V good to have a study demonstrating ittheguardian.comPeople who stop taking weight-loss jabs regain weight in under two years, study revealsAnalysis finds those who stopped using medication saw weight return four times faster compared with other weight loss plans 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 07/01/2026From 12:18, a really good summary of what's going on for GPs: –training more –fewer full-time –lots un/underemployed (newly-qualified and experienced) The only logical conclusion for me is that there's simply not enough cash to pay for the GPs we already have. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukMore or Less - The Stats of the Nation - Health - BBC SoundsTim Harford explores the numbers that help explain the state of health and the NHS. 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Xmas decs are down but you can unplug these warm-toned fairy lights over my dead body 100
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Beats the Pantone discourse. Happy New Year 000
Reposted by Ellie Broughtondan solomon @dansolomon.com · 29/12/2025young people have always looked for a safe place to put their secrets that can’t judge their feelings! it’s why kids like to keep diaries. the difference is that a notebook will never actively encourage mental illness or explicitly validate suicidal ideation 347182
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 26/11/2025For UK therapists and counsellors, many of whom in private practice, the budget's probably not good news: 👉 Freezing tax and NI means less take-home pay 👉 More of the high-earners will slip into the £50k+ bracket 👉 New ISA rules seem annoying and divisive ... But: nice commitments to schools/NHS 010
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 26/11/2025For GPs who missed the budget: some vague good news. 📍 "£4.9bn" from efficiencies will be spent on 'more nurses and GP appointments'. 📍 NB that's a good chunk of the £26bn of tax rises. No mechanism or detail yet but given the sessional GP workforce crisis, any news is positive. 010
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 13/11/2025Looking for named or anon case studies of people who've had low-cost therapy, or therapy from a trainee therapist. #journorequest #therapistsconnect 142
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Looking for UK therapists and counsellors who went into debt to train for anon interviews. You don't need to be in debt any more to take part! Please email elliebroughton@gmail.com – we can talk it through before you decide to work with me. #TherapistsConnect #TherapistSky #BlueSkyTherapists 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Late to this story (out last week) but it's a very cool finding about doxycycline: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...independent.co.ukThe commonly prescribed drug that could reduce schizophrenia riskScientists may have found a new use for the ‘broad-spectrum’ antibiotic commonly used to treat infections and acne 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Seeking former religious people (de-converts, 'dones', lapsed, exvangelical...) with an OCD diagnosis to talk briefly about their experience of both, and how they relate to one another (if at all). Quite a specific request! Anon is fine. Pls email elliebroughton@gmail.com, subject in caps if poss 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 30/10/2025 Xmas sandwiches and it's not even Halloween 🥰 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 21/10/2025If I was an editor I would simply commission 5k words on orange peel theory 010
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 09/10/2025When you hear, 'This episode of Tara Brach is sponsored by BetterHelp' 100
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Writing about spirituality, about to cull my dozens of references to 'exploring' 100
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Hi all! Looking for someone who dabbled in conspiracy theories/antivaxx ideas, ideally who's also had therapy. Named/anon both fine. I'd also love to hear from anyone whose friend/relative/partner got lost in misinformation 💙 010
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Psychiatrists of BlueSky, if anyone wants to talk about the open letter to the RCPsych please let me know! Keen to cover 🏳️🌈 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 06/09/2025Great piece, just working on some case studies about women's debt in the UK and shopping debt has come up a couple of times. So much of life is unaffordable or relies on debt rn, Klarna is not it www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...theatlantic.comThe Rise of ‘Cute Debt’Female shoppers are being pushed toward buy-now-pay-later services. 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Must-read. US and UK case studies: #therapy #psychotherapy #mentalhealth 010
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 03/09/2025If anyone needs to know how my day is going, I just deleted 750+ bookmarks of recipes I never cooked 020
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 02/09/2025Hiya! 👋 Looking to speak to UK women 18-45, currently in debt, for a feature. Contributions will be ANON and we can work by email/DM/phone/WhatsApp etc – it should only take five mins. #journorequest #debt 010
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Looking for musicians raised religious, who left the fold – any more ideas? 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 28/08/2025A very good 16-min listen about a pre-print paper: www.theguardian.com/science/audi...theguardian.com‘AI psychosis’: could chatbots fuel delusional thinking? – podcastThere are increasing reports of people experiencing delusions after intensive use of AI chatbots. The phenomenon, dubbed ‘AI psychosis’, has raised concerns that features built into large language mod... 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 30/07/2025Still hearing anecdotal reports of 'low-cost counselling services' charging patients up to £70 to see... Trainee therapists. 📢 Clients and would-be clients, if you are paying for a low-cost service I HIGHLY recommend you seek a trained, qualified therapist. Lots offer sliding scale fees. 110
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Shocking to read this particular case from Sheffield just 11 years ago: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...theguardian.comGay man subjected to ‘exorcism’ at Sheffield church receives compensationMatthew Drapper at C of E’s St Thomas Philadelphia was told that ‘sexual impurity’ had let demons enter his body 120
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Looking for a single woman 30-45 who wants to be a parent for a UK women's title. Anon is fine. Please DM or email elliebroughton@gmail.com for more info. Thanks! 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Today years old when I learned trans youth released 6,000 crickets at an LGB Alliance conference 🖤 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Fantastic result on PAs – thanks to a lot of grassroots campaigning: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...theguardian.comPhysician associates to be renamed to stop them being mistaken for doctorsExclusive: Government-ordered review concludes term in NHS should be changed because of risks to patients’ safety 120
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 03/06/2025Finally! @novaramedia.com got Dale Vincent on. Good stories about Ecotricity, being a New Age traveller, Battle of the Beanfield, Just Stop Oil donations etc 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 28/05/2025New Couples Therapy episodes! Tangential, but a really long time ago (2021) I wrote this about D/deaf therapy: patient.info/news-and-fea...patient.infoCan deaf people have therapy?The Deaf community is statistically at a higher risk from social isolation. Can deaf people have therapy? 010
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 28/05/2025New from me for @glamouruk.bsky.social: Lobular breast cancer is the second-most common form of breast cancer, so why have so few women heard of it? www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/lobu... @lobularbcuk.bsky.social 000
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 20/05/2025Saw @medicinered.bsky.social on the bill and dived for it – lots and lots of good speakers: revsoc21.uk/festival2025/revsoc21.ukFestival of the Oppressed 2025rs21 - revolutionary socialism in the 21st century 011
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Big up the new Cosmopolitan x @bpas.bsky.social campaign to decriminalise abortion in the UK: www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a...cosmopolitan.comHow to demand your MP backs bodily autonomy in ParliamentTogether with BPAS, we've drafted a simple email template - it couldn't be easier to take action 032
Reposted by Ellie BroughtonBritish Pregnancy Advisory Service @bpas.bsky.social · 14/05/2025This morning a group of medical bodies and healthcare professionals has welcomed a cross-party amendment laid by @tonia-antoniazzi.bsky.social to the Crime and Policing Bill which would stop the prosecution of women under abortion law. 🔗 Find the full details here - bpas.org/about-bpas/p... 0113
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Looking forward to an audience with Jim Mackey at his @mja-uk.bsky.social event this evening – if you're coming too say hi :) 101
Reposted by Ellie BroughtonMedical Journalists' Association @mja-uk.bsky.social · 07/05/20252025 MJA Awards Now Open for Entries mjauk.org/2025/05/06/2...mjauk.org2025 MJA Awards Now Open for EntriesIt’s that time of year again. Start hunting through the archives for your best work because entries are now open for the 2025 MJA Awards. As ever, we’re expecting hundreds 002
Ellie Broughton @elliebroughton.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Hi – looking for anyone who's lost faith or left a religion/religious community and happy to speak about it named/anon. Contact for more info – no commitment expected. elliebroughton@gmail.com 000