Barlow, Eleanor: - Eleanor Barlow spends time writing poetry for fun but also as a therapeutic tool to express and explore emotions, feelings and ideas. Poetry for Eleanor is a way to connect with herself and the people around her. When Eleanor is not working at the charity Bipolar UK she spends time at the Recovery College where she is learning ways to manage her mental health; by building a toolkit of skills to use at her disposal. Eleanor also enjoys spending time in the kitchen and volunteers weekly at The Kitchen Roots Community centre where she supports Emma, Manahara and the team. Eleanor helps with the food prep, the cooking and also making the deserts in preparation for the community lunch on a Tuesday. Eleanor finds this work extremely rewarding.