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Author's Note: This story was inspired by the idea that falling in love can 'fix' your mental illness. It can't, but being loved and...

Chloe Smith
Apr 25, 202411 min read


Workplace Introversion: Does being quiet affect career progression?
Throughout most of my career, I have been held back by my introversion. Contrary to popular misconception, introverts don’t hate being...

Emily Rose Burley
Apr 24, 20244 min read


"Scream Therapy" Can Make You Feel Happier and Calmer
Being a writer, I have explored and am still exploring many mental health concepts and solutions for better wellbeing. In today's times,...

Hazra Khatoon
Apr 23, 20245 min read


I only knew I was pregnant when I miscarried; this is how it felt…
Trigger warning: This piece contains a description of miscarriage and mentions pregnancy loss and may be distressing for some readers....

Sarah Jappy
Apr 18, 20245 min read


How I’ve learnt to spend more time in my ‘soothing’ system
Do you spend time in your ‘soothing’ system? Or know what that is? And are you aware of how understanding the ‘three systems’ model might...

Rachel Kelly
Apr 17, 20245 min read


Transition to adulthood for individuals with ADHD
A helping hand from wearable tech? Rare is the adult who looks back on their adolescence and recalls years of calm sensibility and smooth...

Jonna Kuntsi
Apr 16, 20244 min read


Unmasking the Trauma: Narcissistic Abuse and the Hidden Scars of PTSD
Did you know that prolonged abuse at the hands of a “narcissist” can sometimes be associated with the development of Post Traumatic...

Irene Wangari Migwi
Apr 11, 20245 min read


Improving Mental Health in Pregnancy: The HappyMums Project
Our names are Riddhi and Kristi, and we are researchers in Perinatal Psychiatry, interested in trying to improve mental health during and...

Kristi Priestley
Apr 10, 20244 min read


Diagnosing the Body: Navigating the Mental Health System with PMDD
The first time I end up in the psychiatric ward at the age of 16, I swear it'll be the only time. It happens after confessing to my...

Amy V. Borg
Apr 9, 20245 min read


What will it take for women to feel safe?
Trigger warning: This article contains discussions about violence and abuse which may be difficult for some readers. As a woman, safety...

Courtney Worrell
Apr 5, 20246 min read


The 4 styles of attachment: which one are you?
We change so much in our journeys from infancy to adulthood, that it almost seems like we’re completely different people. So, have you...

Maryam Rehan
Apr 4, 20245 min read


Deipnophobia: The less well-known social anxiety about public eating
Social anxiety can take many forms. A common misconception is that social anxiety is an interchangeable term for being shy, but it is...

Emily Rose Burley
Apr 3, 20245 min read


Neurodiverse Minds: Navigating Mental Health in Autism
Imagine living in a world where unpredictability causes distress, and routine changes are overwhelming. Imagine a place where everyday...

Isabella Molnar
Apr 2, 20244 min read


Vulgar Yellow Flowers
Author's note: 'Vulgar Yellow Flowers' is a story about a person healing themself through creativity after a relationship that diminished...

Tina Jackson
Mar 28, 20248 min read


Will rough sleeping end in 2024? A conversation with Pecan Charity
One of the manifesto pledges set by the Conservative Party in 2019 was to end the blight of rough sleeping. Ahead of the General election...

Gargi Mandal
Mar 27, 20245 min read


The Invisibility of Women In Sports
Many people know what it means to be ‘invisible’, to be present but not seen; to be concealed from public knowledge. But what if this...

Lea Schmid
Mar 25, 20244 min read


From Doodles to Diaries: Navigating Life Through Journaling
Hello reader! I’m Sofia, a twenty-one-year-old bachelor’s student with a passion for Neuroscience. Ever owned a diary? Sceptical about...

Sofia Panzeri
Mar 21, 20244 min read


A Spring Recipe to Improve Mental Wellbeing
Nearly a decade ago now, I went to see my doctor about how I was dealing with my long-running battle with anxiety. When I was in my...

Rachel Kelly
Mar 20, 20244 min read


Reproductive Disorders: The Good, the Bad, and the Artistic
By the time I was diagnosed with endometriosis, I was told that my disease had progressed to moderate organ fusion from scarring and...

Seyi Osobamiro
Mar 19, 20244 min read


Hope, Inherited.
When we think of inherited genes, we usually think of things we can see. Eye colour, hair colour, height. We get these things downloaded...

Em Thomas
Mar 14, 20245 min read


Interventions in Schools vs. Clinics – ReSET Project
Recently, there has been increasing recognition of the role of schools in mental health provision, and the prevention of mental health...

Jasmine Hinton
Mar 13, 20245 min read


Burnout in Medical Students and Wellbeing
There is no doubt that the practice of medicine has always been an extremely stressful profession, but of late, with the introduction of...

Dinesh Bhugra CBE
Mar 12, 20244 min read


The Invisibility of Women in Healthcare
Photo by Luwadlin Bosman on Unsplash Today marks International Women's Day, a global day which celebrates the achievements of women from...

Samrina K Sangha
Mar 8, 20245 min read


Why the Suffering Artist Archetype is so damaging for creatives
The ‘suffering artist’ is a romanticised archetype that has been perpetuated throughout history in literature, film, and popular culture....

Natali Simmonds
Mar 7, 20245 min read
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