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- Jun 22, 2022
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Resisting mental health medication for fear of being seen as weak
It’s late 2018 and I’m clutching the box of antidepressants (that belong to a group of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake...
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- Jun 8, 2022
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We Need to Stop Romanticising Eating Disorders
I have lived with an eating disorder since around the age of 12 and it has slowly destroyed my life up until my age now of 22. My illness...
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Catherine Shuttleworth
- May 11, 2022
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I Find Comfort in Striving for Perfection - Even Though It Does Me More Harm Than Good
One of the few constants in my life has been the constant need and desire to be perfect, or at least to be perceived as perfect. But what...
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Kristi Sawyer
- May 4, 2022
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Midwifery, Mental Health and Maternal Journal - an interview with Laura Godfrey-Isaacs
Midwifery, Mental Health and Maternal Journal — an interview with Laura Godfrey-Isaacs Given the success of the Maternal Journal project...
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- Apr 21, 2022
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Grandma Brain
I often think of my Grandma, my dad’s mom. I grew up in the same town as my grandparents in the Okanagan Valley of Western Canada, spent...
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Caitlin Pentland
- Apr 13, 2022
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A personal perspective on neurodivergence
A personal perspective on neurodivergence How would you react if I said you’re neurodiverse? Collectively, you as readers are! As a...
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James Turrell
- Apr 6, 2022
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Coming Out as an Orphan
It starts with a casual aside; a set of syllables that should dissolve into the ether like wisps of breath on a mid-winter morning. Yet...
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Anonymous
- Mar 31, 2022
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A Tale of Two Countries: An interview with a Russian young mother on the war in Ukraine
A Tale of Two Countries: An interview with a Russian young mother on the war in Ukraine At Inspire the Mind, we have previously published...
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Katie Conibear
- Mar 30, 2022
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Mania is not your punchline
Mania is not your punchline Mania is a misunderstood symptom of bipolar disorder that comes with its unique challenges and, as I’ve...
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- Mar 4, 2022
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How do you maintain recovery from an eating disorder, even when it gets boring?
How do you maintain recovery from an eating disorder, even when it gets boring? When we talk about recovery from an eating disorder, we...
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Clare Liedstrand
- Mar 4, 2022
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ARFID: The Eating Disorder You Haven't Heard Of
All my life, I have been told I was just a picky eater. Even as a toddler, I struggled to eat and drink without gagging. Doctors told my...
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Ricky Carroll
- Feb 23, 2022
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Losing a Loved One
Losing a Loved One Losing a parent is a grief-filled traumatic experience. We as humans understand that losing loved ones is inevitable....
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Clare Liedstrand
- Feb 11, 2022
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International Day of Women & Girls in Science: My Journey and the Women Who Inspired It
International Day of Women & Girls in Science: My Journey and the Women Who Inspired It Author’s Note: This article is part of a...
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Danny Herbert
- Feb 9, 2022
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How History Helped Us Grow into the Future
How History Helped Us Grow into the Future I was astounded by the depth of my autistic son’s knowledge about naval history on a recent...
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Dhanishta Shah
- Jan 19, 2022
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Nostalgia as a Sentimental Tool: Are you ready to look back for looking ahead?
Nostalgia as a Sentimental Tool: Are you ready to look back for looking ahead? My name is Dhanishta and I am a writer who has recently...
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Anna Sri
- Jan 13, 2022
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Gender-gap in training for Assertiveness: Does it have a place in Psychiatry and in clinical practic
Gender-gap in training for Assertiveness: Does it have a place in Psychiatry and in clinical practice? As a female British psychiatrist...
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- Dec 17, 2021
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The Power of Fake Fires: How Journey Dancing Helped A Grieving Mother Process Her Anger
The Power of Fake Fires: How Journey Dancing Helped A Grieving Mother Process Her Anger A Grieving Mother’s Retreat All my life I dreamt...
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Beauty Dhlamini
- Dec 10, 2021
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Does lived experience really inform our duty of care in mental health?
Does lived experience really inform our duty of care in mental health? It is very hard to describe and express mental ill-health to...
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Nare Hartoonian
- Dec 1, 2021
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Expressing the Mind: reflecting on my experience of writing a blog
Expressing the Mind: reflecting on my experience of writing a blog Some time ago, during an email exchange, I received a suggestion from...
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- Nov 23, 2021
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Dealing with Mental Illness on the Road
Dealing with Mental Illness on the Road (How the Beats Inspired Me to Live a Life of Purpose and Fulfillment) For me, Jack Kerouac was a...
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Ricky Carroll
- Nov 5, 2021
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The Importance of Physical Activity on Your Mental Health: An interview with Michael Watson, MBE
The Importance of Physical Activity on Your Mental Health: An interview with Michael Watson, MBE In my life, I have battled a gambling...
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Inspire the Mind
- Oct 11, 2021
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Reflections from the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists: Party Conference season
Reflections from the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists: Party Conference season I was pleased to be invited to write this...
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Alice Thomas
- Oct 6, 2021
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When Anxiety Gets Physical
When Anxiety Gets Physical I’m Alice. I’m a freelance writer and editor with anxiety and depression, fibromyalgia and functional...
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