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As we make our way through lockdown 3 there is good reason to be feeling all manner of emotions. The upheaval we have all felt has come...

“Hello? Can you hear me?” was not something I thought I would be saying in the middle of my counselling session. Yet here I was, in my...

Drowning — Swimming through the Crushing Weight of Suicide What is the Problem? — a Mountain to Overcome but a Mountain Nonetheless...

I am 60 years old. I have lived with bipolar disorder since I was 21. It has been a difficult and bumpy ride. Looking back, it seems...

If you could go back in time, what do you wish you had learnt to increase your confidence in navigating your mental health? Being in my...

Eating disorders thrive in times of crisis. They pounce on any disruption to everyday life and turn your recovery on its head, and I know...

Before we start to really dive in, I have a bit of a confession to make: I think I’m a perfectionist. Ok, well maybe it wasn’t the...

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a common but serious mental illness that causes symptoms affecting emotions, thoughts, and daily...

As we adjust to a second lockdown, one musical voice keeps playing in my head: that of Rumi, the thirteenth-century Persian poet and...

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...