You’re invited to share a small moment , something that helps you keep going.

This could be anything:

A routine, a place, a sound, a memory, something abstract, or something harder to describe.

It doesn’t need to be fully formed. 

It can be as simple as a sentence, a fragment, or a feeling.

You can share in whatever way feels most comfortable:

A short voice note 

A few written words 

A sound recording

A photograph

There’s no expectation to do more than feels manageable.

If you are willing I may contact you for a follow up, to have a chat and dig deeper into the moment.

Funding dependant I am looking into running some workshops in the future. Individuals who have contributed at early stages of this project will be contacted to attend first.

Once you submit something, it becomes part of the ongoing development of What Keeps Us.

Your contribution will be held carefully and used as part of a wider process of understanding and building the work. I may revisit what you’ve shared to recognise patterns, themes, or ways people describe the small moments that help them keep going.

Some contributions may be included in the project directly, while others will inform the photographic responses and direction of the work. The intention is not to reproduce your experience directly, but to respond to it in a way that feels respectful and considered.

You remain in control of your contribution, you can choose how it is used, whether you would like it to remain anonymous, and you can withdraw it at any time.

I may be in touch with further questions, if you permit me to when completing the form.

Funding permitting I will be running workshops to explore photography as a means to process and reflect emotions later down the line. Anyone who contributes will be offered spaces on these workshops before they go to a wider audiences.

As the project develops, it will become a photographic exhibition shaped by these shared moments, a patchwork of experiences that recognises and makes visible the small things that often go unnoticed.

Your contribution will help shape the direction of the project and the work that comes from it.

Some contributions may be included in the project while others will inform the photographic work and visual direction.

The intention is not to present your experience directly, but to work with it in a way that feels respectful, considered, and non-extractive.

That depends on what you are comfortable with.

You can choose:

- for your contribution to be used as inspiration only 

- for your words to be included in an anonymised format 

- for parts of your contribution to be shared carefully within the work 

You remain in control of how your contribution is used.

Yes.

You can contribute anonymously, and no identifying information needs to be shared unless you choose to.

Yes, As long as I am able to identify your contribution you can withdraw at any time, or ask for it not to be used in any part of the project.

Taking part is about being part of a space that recognises these small, often unspoken moments.

By contributing, you are:

- Taking a moment to reflect on something that helps you keep going 

- Contributing to a shared understanding of mental wellbeing 

- Helping shape how this kind of work is approached and developed 

- Becoming part of a wider collection of experiences 

For some, this may feel like a small moment of pause or recognition. 

For others, it might not feel right, choosing not to take part is equally valid.

It can take as little as a couple of minutes.

A single sentence is enough. 

Even a few words are enough.

No.

You can share as much or as little as you want. 

You don’t need to explain your mental health or go into detail.

This project is about what helps, not what hurts.

This project comes from my own experience of trying to make sense of small moments that helped me through difficult periods of mental health.

Over time, I began to realise these moments weren’t unique, just often not spoken about, misunderstood or overlooked.

What Keeps Us is a way of exploring those moments collectively, and considers how they can be recognised and held with care.

The project will develop into a photographic exhibition.

This exhibition will combine visual work with the presence of these shared moments, creating a larger picture exploring how people continue through difficult periods.

Great question,

You can contribute by completing the form on the Tell Your Story page 

or by emailing:

whatkeepsus.project@gmail.com