Big up the sisterhood

 Today's candidate for Big up the sisterhood is none other than Frankie from The Saturdays. Apart from the fact that she exudes glamour and gorgeousness (which we're all just totally jel of!), this brave popet has recently opened up in the press about her battle with depression - the reason why she was admitted into rehab last year.

Admitting that she felt ugly and worthless, Frankie Sandford confessed that she worried for a long time that people would sneer at her and ask her what she had to be depressed about.

Instead she has in fact lifted the lid on an illness which plights the lives of an estimated 300 people for every 1000 in Britain every year. She has demonstrated to her followers young and old, that there is no shame in reaching out for help and admitting that you have got a problem and she has shown that ultimately, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Although the road to recovery can be long and painful, you can still get to your destination with help, encouragement and support.

It must have taken a great deal of guts to talk about her problems as candidly as she has done. Mental health is still a subject that we find ourselves whispering about, but problems can affect anyone of any age, sex or race and the more we talk about them, the easier it will become to diagnose and deal with them.

For more information about symptoms and help available visit:

http://www.mind.org.uk/

or

http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/

Don't suffer alone.