Guidance and Signposting for Life's Challenges
Hidden Disabilities Awareness Week might be ending, but the reality of living with an invisible condition goes on. Whether you live with fatigue, pain, trauma, neurodivergence, or mental illness — we hope this week has helped you feel seen, supported, and a little more understood. The truth is, it can feel incredibly isolating to carry […]
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Workplaces aren’t always designed with hidden disabilities in mind. And when your needs aren’t visible, they’re often ignored. You may be masking chronic pain, fatigue, sensory overwhelm or mental illness — all while trying to perform at the same pace as colleagues who aren’t facing the same barriers. Too many people burn out, quit, or […]
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Fatigue isn’t just tiredness. It’s bone-deep exhaustion that sleep doesn’t fix. For people with conditions like ME/CFS, fibromyalgia, Long COVID, lupus, and even some mental health disorders, fatigue can be a full-body shutdown — often triggered by doing too much, too soon. This is where pacing comes in. It’s a self-management strategy that helps you […]
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You can’t always see a disability. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t there. Hidden disabilities — also called invisible or non-visible disabilities — are conditions that affect a person’s day-to-day life but aren’t obvious to others. These include things like chronic fatigue, autism, bipolar disorder, PTSD, sensory processing issues, and many long-term physical and mental […]
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Next week, from 1–7 September, the Mark Hewitson Foundation is running our first ever *Hidden Disabilities Awareness Week.* It’s for everyone who’s ever been told:– “But you don’t look sick.”– “You seemed fine yesterday.”– “You’re just being dramatic.” Because disability isn’t always visible. Pain, trauma, fatigue, and neurodivergence don’t always come with a walking stick […]
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