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As we adjust to a second lockdown, one musical voice keeps playing in my head: that of Rumi, the thirteenth-century Persian poet and Sufi. Like Anna Maria Di Brina, who wrote movingly in an earlier Inspire the Mind blog about how she derives solace from reading (as well as writing) poetry, I too am drawn to verse right now. Rumi’s poem ‘This Being Human is a Guesthouse’ in particular is working its magic. The poem casts the individual as a dwelling, allowing each chapter of l

Salut, Hålla, Olá, Ciao, Kumusta: these are all ways to say ‘hello’ in various languages. The first letters also happen to spell out the...

Mothers Who Make is an international initiative providing mothers and makers peer support. It has been a saving grace for me during the...

The Lockdown experience from a neurodivergent perspective: Pre-lockdown a perpetual rhythm of Go! Push, rest, repeat across different...

My name is Grace Gatera. I am 27 years old. In those years, I have attempted suicide twice, and have had countless episodes of panic...

A is for apocalypse — an uncovering. As we create alternative approaches to actions it is as if we are planting an acorn amidst...

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on many lives, causing disruption globally. As an 18-year-old student, I would like...

In a famous episode reported in the book If this is a man, Italian writer Primo Levi recalls himself speaking with another prisoner in...

“We live in unprecedented times”. It’s been said so much, the phrase has lost its meaning. Lockdown brings its challenges, but it has...

When I was invited to write about mental health for this blog, I struggled to find a topic. I was suggested: just think about why you...

I am writing from Italy, where I am spending my quarantine… but I do not remember how many days I have spent in lockdown so far, maybe...

As I sit here and write this, I find it hard to fathom the thought of wanting to end my own life. I’ve just returned to work after my...

Have you ever experienced an emotion so strong it felt as if you were losing touch with your own self? Did you feel like these emotions...

‘The Wounded Healer’ — Harnessing the Power of the Performing Arts to Reduce Mental Health Related Stigma in Healthcare Professionals and...

I had never paid much attention to depression, anxiety, eating disorders or sleep deprivation, that is, until I had my second baby. She...

Film has always been a powerful and stirring medium for storytelling, especially around the theme of mental health. Here, we reflect on...

The Postpartum, and Why She Became Depressed I met Lynn Lu, a visual artist from Singapore, in November 2015. Lynn was working on an...