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I want to start this with a huge thank you. To our friends and family who have been there with us, to the amazing NHS staff who helped bring our two children into the world, to the two children I am proud to call my daughters and to my partner, who gave me the ultimate reward in life, twice. Growing up I decided that I was going to be a dad at some point. And, when that happens, I will give my children my everything. At age 24, my partner (aged 25) brought Sakura into the wor

An interview with Elliott Rae, founder of "Music.Football.Fatherhood." “It was 2015 and mental health wasn’t really a thing at that time”. These are the first words that Elliott says to me, immediately showing why his contribution to the mental health conversation in the last few years has been so crucial. It is not that mental health wasn’t a thing in 2015. It wasn’t a thing that men talked about. Elliott Rae is the founder of Music.Football.Fatherhood (MFF), a successful bl

Reflections from the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists: Party Conference season I was pleased to be invited to write this blog for Inspire the Mind. I previously wrote when I first became President in 2020. About 1 and a half years on and we’re in the Autumn of 2021. This time of year tends to bring a start of term feel, and it is also when the political parties in the UK set out their policy priorities. Having seen a much-scaled back conference season in 2020,

When Anxiety Gets Physical I’m Alice. I’m a freelance writer and editor with anxiety and depression, fibromyalgia and functional...

Addiction: The depths and the recovery with professional boxer Charlie Duffield In my twenties, I suffered from a gambling addiction that...

So many of our greatest successes start from a dark place Watching a TV program about 1995, I realized that year held some of the darkest...

Let me preempt this piece by saying that I hate the coronavirus pandemic. As a professional magician and freelance writer, the...

My name is Aida and I’m a second-year student at King’s College London, currently studying Global Health and Social Medicine BSc. I’d...

I’ve cried on ashen floors of working men’s clubs. 96, 98, 2000, 2002, 2004. Oh my god, will it end? Oh my god! Oh my god!...

There have long been calls to reform or change the way we look and talk about education in the UK, but never has it been talked about so...

My name is Milad and I was born in Kabul in 1996. The same year that the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in a bitterly fought civil...

The days of lockdowns ending were always going to be tricky. Is it too soon? Will there be another one (spoiler: probably)? Can we stop...

Over recent weeks there has understandably been a huge amount of media coverage of the situation in Afghanistan. This has focused on the...

...and that Challenges Me a lot Most Days The good news is challenges are meant to be overcome Writing is my lifeline. Ever since I was a...

Nearly 42 years of violent conflict is driving a growing mental health crisis in Afghanistan. I am an Afghan doctor currently working as...

*Trigger warning: this blog discusses mental health struggles and suicidal thoughts. I’m crouched beneath the desk of my university dorm...

A step-by-step guide on how to break free and make a fresh start *Trigger warning: this blog discusses domestic abuse. My name is Rosy,...

What comes to mind when you hear the terms ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) or ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder)? Most...

How social pressure distorted my body image and impacted my mental health One in 8 adults have experienced suicidal thoughts because of...

How Anxiety Can Stop You Getting an Accurate Health Assessment “I can’t tell if she’s really unwell or if her anxiety is causing it,” I...

An Insider’s View on Mental Health in the Legal Profession Law is a high-stress profession; there’s almost no doubt about it. Having been...

Psychology in the education system I was 10 years old when my first crush died. In an instant, my carefree innocent life was never the...

Trigger warning : The blog contains mentions of suicidal ideation, which some readers may find distressing. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder back in 2016. It didn’t come as a surprise; my mother also has bipolar disorder, and I had long been presenting with symptoms similar to hers. I had experienced episodes of both hypomania and depression — going from being on top of the world, running on no sleep and spending all of my savings — to feeling guilt, shame, exhaustion,

This is a blog about talent. It’s about how a talent, even kept under “seven keys” can be multiplied and bring hope to many people… Nice...