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My name is Laura, I have never written a blog post in my life and if I had to define myself with a simple description, I would say that I...

The romanticisation of mental illness isn’t a new phenomenon. In fact, it’s something that defined a lot of my teen social media experience

I am 63 years old. I have had bipolar since I was 21. I have experienced one prolonged manic episode, many profound depressive episodes, and

It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic changed the world on a global scale. As individuals, we experienced huge changes to our daily...

The historical journey of a retired professor. I was appointed to the Chair of Psychiatry at Newcastle University in 1990. I was involved...

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a behavioural disorder marked by instability in relationships, exaggerated fear of abandonment,...

I was a child morbidly obsessed with anything spooky, landing me with the affectionate nickname ‘ghost girl’ during my primary school years.

I've been captivated by flamenco since I graduated from the Laban Centre London where I trained in contemporary dance and ballet in the '80s

From despair to action Spring is coming. A strong sun warms my back and burns away the morning’s frost. One of the many things I love...

You have probably had to deal with quite a few challenges over the years. Most of us have. Sure, some people seem to have been dealt a...

Trigger warning: This blog talks about eating disorders and disordered eating. Eating disorders have long been a rather taboo topic, and...

A personal account I’ve been studying Psychology for over five years, first as an undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh, then...

My Dad was such an interesting character. I remember as a kid, he had this incredibly soft side, where he would bounce me on his knee and...

Trigger Warning: This blog discusses sexual violence, rape and self-harm, which some readers may find distressing. My name is Lindsay and...

Christmas is fast approaching, with just a couple of days to go until many of us are sat around tables with mismatched chairs from...

My experiences in the mental health service, and my experiences as an artist, have led me to develop new ways to engage people in...

Can poetry help our mental health? While I’m convinced of this, so much so that I’ve written a new book on the links between verse and...

I’m an English instructor, so of course I’ve had the opportunity to teach horror writer Shirley Jackson’s legendary short story “The...

Me and my phobia I wasn’t always scared of spiders. I remember being very little and happily letting tiny red spiders run over my hands...

In my early twenties, I suffered with agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is a fear of crowded places, open spaces, or being in places where it is...

Trigger warning: This blog talks about eating disorders and disordered eating. Due to the context of this blog post, I will refrain from...

Am I a Fraud? — Imposter Syndrome and How We Can Overcome It (Part 2 of 2) This is part 2 of a 2-part series, where we will explore the...

Am I a Fraud? -  Imposter Syndrome and How We Can Overcome It (Part 1 of 2) Have you ever thought ‘am I truly deserving of my position?’,...

Trigger warning: This blog discusses personal experiences of anorexia. I am an author and mental health advocate who has lived with an...