It's Not OK to Feel Blue (and other lies)

Despite recent progress, there is still a long way to go when it comes to dismantling the shame that surrounds mental illness. By collecting the experiences of a range of individuals, It’s Not OK To Feel Blue aims to give courage to young people to speak out and realise that they aren’t alone. The book’s curator Scarlett Curtis is joined by four of its contributors, writer, activist and co-founder of Pink Protest Honey Ross, actor and director Kelechi Okafor, author and journalist Poorna Bell (In Search of Silence) and writer, artist and performer Eve Delaney to discuss their individual pieces in the collection and to consider what mental health means to them.

Scarlett Curtis is a writer, journalist, blogger and activist. She curated the Sunday Times bestselling Feminists Don't Wear Pink and other lies, which won the National Book Award 2018. She is the co-founder of The Pink Protest and in 2018 worked on the campaign to end period poverty in the UK.

She has had work published in The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times, Vogue and a nu...

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