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A collection of some of the work I've had published over the years.

Banana-Leaf Poultices: Black British Attitudes to Healthcare and Medication

18/8/2020

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WhatsApp aunties and the spread of fake news - Wellcome Collection

7/7/2020

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WhatsApp chat groups are fertile soil for misinformation to spread among older adults, which is particularly damaging during a pandemic. Rianna Walcott finds out how best to counter fearmongering advice.
Words by Rianna Walcott and artwork by Maïa Walcott 7 July 2020
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Mentally Yours - Metro Podcast

19/6/2020

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How the mental health system fails Black people - Wellcome Collection

28/1/2020

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After years of mental health struggles, Rianna Walcott decided to ask her GP for help. What happened next left her wondering whether racial bias is preventing Black women from accessing the support they need.
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Surviving Society Podcast - Goldsmiths University

26/11/2019

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This week were joined by the Rianna who is the co-founder of Project Myopia; co-editor of the Colour of Madness and PhD researcher at Kings College London. We discuss whiteness within the academy, decolonising H.E and mental health and illness for Black and Brown people in the UK.
We are particularly passionate during this episode so expect some strong language!
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Falling for a polyamorous man changed what I thought love was - for the Metro

26/10/2019

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I was misled into thinking there was a rulebook, one way to do polyamory correctly, and that if I asked for anything different I would be constraining my partner to a version of love that was inauthentic and incomplete for him.
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How to Look After Your Mental Health as a Student - for Vice

30/4/2019

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illustrated by Marta Parszeniew; photos by Emily Bowler

Everyone who has experienced one can remember their first panic attack. Mine came in my third year, while on a year abroad at UCLA, when I stopped on the side of the road on the walk home from another long shift at the coffee shop I worked in, partially hid myself in some bushes (no idea why) and hyperventilated and sobbed while passers-by awkwardly skirted around me. After calming down somewhat and walking home, I climbed into bed fully clothed and didn’t leave for 24 hours
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guest post: resistance as survival for Tiata Fahodzi

12/12/2018

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As a black person, simply existing in institutional spaces can be a trial. When these spaces are soaked in colonial legacies, and cater to white cultural norms, expectations and experiences – just navigating these worlds that were not built for you takes an extra level of effort and energy that may be invisible to people around you.
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Mentally Yours - The Metro

5/11/2018

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The Colour of Madness - published with Stirling Publishing

1/8/2018

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The Colour Of Madness is a seminal BAME led & curated anthology, comprised of poetry, fiction, essays, memoirs, and art submitted by BAME writers, academics, mental health workers, artists and those still navigating life with mental health problems in the UK.
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