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I meet Natali over Zoom from her house in the Netherlands. This is not our first online meeting — in fact, online is how I met her a...

Odd as it might sound, often the most comforting poetry is the darkest. I know this from personal experience, as a mental health advocate...

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...

In December 2022, for the first time in 106 years, the Royal College of Nursing decided to strike after a ballot vote of more than...

Can poetry help our mental health? In my last piece, I spoke about my personal experiences with poetry, and the life-changing impact it...

Prevention through Connection Given the combination of an already stretched mental health care system, the overwhelming need for mental...

“Since man’s construction is from both his soul and his body, therefore, human existence cannot be healthy without the ishtibak...

If you fell off a bike, would you feel ashamed that you were hurting? And if this happened to your friend, would you judge them for...

Mathematics, from the perspectives I have encountered for my entire life, is the subject where, when studied, people feel some of the...

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...

Last week, I wrote about Al-Razi, father of pediatrics. In this article, I will be discussing one of my favourite historical figures,...

Lessons to be learned from the Idaho murder case Trigger warning: This blog mentions death, murder, and violence which might be upsetting...

I’m going to let you into an open secret — social status determines the likelihood of having a mental illness, accessing mental...

Feeling sad, apathetic, deflated, or irritable is not uncommon after a holiday period, especially Christmas. And of course, there are...

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

As scientists, we stand on the shoulders of giants, so I think it’s the least we can do to acknowledge them. Many of those who impacted...

Between 2020 to 2021, a total of 79.4 million antidepressant drug items were prescribed to 7.87 million identified patients.

Another new year, another new New Year’s resolution. With every January comes a fresh new start, a new beginning, an opportunity to...

When I was growing up, “Merry Christmas” (or “Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia” in Polish, where I am from), was the traditional way of...

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

Don’t worry, there are no spoilers. I haven’t stepped into a theatre since December 2019. I decided to change that by having a solo...

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