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They are not real but can really feel as though they are. From our own sofa, we can explore new places, encounter strange creatures and...

A festival of literature and ideas bringing together writers and thinkers from different backgrounds After a three-year break due to...

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

With Spring comes hope. After the gloom of Winter, the days lengthen; the daffodils bloom; the sun reappears. Yet for some,...

Most of us know what it feels like to wake up on a Monday morning after a long weekend of clubbing, head pounding and body aching all...

In my last article, I talked about the importance of parental response to the baby and, in general, of the parent-infant relationship for...

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...

How Your Mental Health Affects Your Skin For as long as I can remember, I have always been incredibly ticklish. This was a curse when I...

I woke up to the soothing pitter-patter of raindrops last week. Trees were swaying in an exhilarating dance on the music of rustling...

The war in Ukraine is still ongoing but more and more people are organizing conferences and building platforms to address an important...

When Inspire the Mind asked me to write a new batch of history-based articles on mental illness, in the same style as my pieces on "Glass...

It was May 2019 and I’d recently turned forty. I didn’t feel right. In fact, I felt so little like myself I went to see a doctor. ‘I...

What comes to your mind when you hear the acronym TLC? For some (especially healthcare professionals), the first thought is "Tender...

Since the emergence of social media, debates have been consistently sparked about the line drawn between moderate use and a concerning...

While taking part in online meetings, I started to notice that, for most of the time, I look at myself onscreen. Surely not out of...

Fairy tales provide a framework for how to deal with the challenges and conflicts of growing up...

The total population of the world crossed 8 billion a couple of months ago. Although a clear milestone has been passed, there remain...

Around 10% of the UK population is estimated to be affected by claustrophobia at some point during their lifetime, according to the NHS.

Exploring mental health through art In this article, I share some of my learnings from taking part in The Big Anxiety festival in...

Hospital setting. A child is born and cries at the top of his lungs. The hospital personnel carefully takes the newborn from the mother...

‘Ted Lasso’ is an award-winning show that tells the story of an American-football coach hired to manage AFC Richmond, a British football...

How first experiences impact the infant development Two days after my daughter was born, in Milan, Italy, I was in the hospital nursery...

Most of us think that a cat purrs when it is happy, however, there is much more behind it, from communication to healing properties. As...

An interview with genetic epidemiologist Dr. Ashley-Koch about which genes are correlated with suicidal behaviours and why learning about...