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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...

A few years ago, I was at some close friends’ house and their baby was sleeping in his room. Suddenly, while we were having dinner...

A hot June day that finds me visiting the Japanese garden in our local park. Enclosed within the grounds, the garden abounds with...

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

This scientist is figuring out how to avoid their children also suffering the consequences. A growing body of research suggests that...

Imagine, if you dare, being in charge of the care of a notorious, licentious writer whose idea of conducting research for his depraved novel

Trigger warning: The following blog contains discussions about suicidal ideation and of suicide itself. Some readers may find this...

Good Girls Die Last is feminist reality wrapped in fiction I was so tired of crying. It was the summer of 2021 and the news was full of...

I have broached the issue of climate anxiety previously and was inspired by the advice that one way of addressing our fears and despair...

Each year, on the 20th of June, the world honours everyone who was forced to flee their home country to escape conflict, climate, or...

It is easy to walk past homeless people and ignore them, convincing ourselves they are responsible for their own demise. Post-pandemic,...

Why do we need rituals? For a number of reasons, in many settings and situations people need rituals to give them a degree of comfort,...

Are you dating, married, or in a relationship with someone struggling with depression? Maybe you suspect that your significant other may...

This year, at Apple’s 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the tech giant unveiled many exciting new projects, with its first new...

I am an MPhil (Masters of Philosophy) in Neuroscience student at the University of Cambridge, mental health advocate, and blogger. I was...

Every summer my grandmother would ask my childhood self what my favourite colour is. By the time winter rolled around, she would have...

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

As a researcher in perinatal psychiatry, and having grown up in India, I have had the privilege of understanding pregnancy and birthing...

As a devotee to the art of music and a past, present, and (most likely) future feeler of pain, the idea that I can take something that I...

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...

Directly connected to the infant need of contact with the caregivers, which I have discussed in the previous article in my column,...

Once again, the consequences of prioritising financial gain above real human wellbeing and mental health are being broadcasted, clear as day

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