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Understanding #CoreCore: TikTok's Take on Men’s Mental Health
In the digital age, narratives are constantly evolving, shaped by fleeting online trends that captivate millions. At the forefront of...

Seb Woods
Oct 23, 20234 min read


Walking in the Woods: Restoring the mind-body balance
Walking for me, is akin to therapy. You have recently read about the benefits of nature and of nature soundscape. As a counselling...

Dhanishta Shah
Oct 20, 20235 min read


The Met to Stop Attending Mental Health Callouts in London: The Inspire The Mind View (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this series we discussed what the RCRP is and why the Met police are implementing it in London. Today, in Part 2, we will...

Sorcha Alford
Oct 18, 20236 min read


The Met Police to Stop Attending Mental Health Callouts: The Inspire The Mind View (Part 1)
In recent months, police and health services across London have been involved in what The Guardian described as a ‘behind-the-scenes...

Sorcha Alford
Oct 17, 20235 min read


Is it on Brand? Sexual Harassment Within, and Beyond, the Comedy World.
Trigger Warning: The following article discusses themes surrounding sexual harassment and contains some explicit language. I had heard...
Camila Ribeiro
Oct 12, 20237 min read


Stuck in the spiral of 'what if'? Understanding the basics of Catastrophising
Are you someone who worries about things that haven’t happened yet? Things that might not happen? But, what if it does happen? And, if it...

Courtney Worrell
Oct 11, 20234 min read


NIMHANS' Approaches to Integrative Medicine
I want to develop a prenatal Yoga module for women at risk of postnatal depression with the expertise of Yoga academics...

Carolina Estevao
Oct 10, 20235 min read


Affected by the Sylvia Plath Effect
Content warning: This article includes brief mentions of suicide. I mentioned back when I did my article on Shirley Jackson that before I...

Emily Zarevich
Oct 5, 20235 min read


Couple’s psychotherapy: learning to dance in synchrony
Interview with Dr Graziana D’Addabbo by Yuri Milaneschi You’re a couple, ‘specially when your body’s doubled. Massive Attack, Karmacoma...

Yuri Milaneschi
Oct 4, 20235 min read


Neuralink Approved for Human Brain-Implant Trial Recruitment
Neuralink is one of several neurotechnological companies currently developing implantable brain-computer interfaces. The company was...

Lea Schmid
Oct 3, 20235 min read


Sex-specific immune profiles in adolescent depression
A few years ago, a group of scientists from different parts of the world met and discovered that they shared the same aspiration- they...

Zuzanna Zajkowska
Sep 29, 20235 min read


How the brain memorizes mundane events
An interview with Zachariah Reagh, a brain scientist at Washington University. Do you remember what you did on this day six months ago? Do you remember who you were with? Or where you were? Zachariah Reagh, Assistant Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has a new paper out in Nature Communications about how the brain remembers everyday-events by making mental sketches of people and contexts and copy-pasting them around different s

Sofia Quaglia
Sep 28, 20239 min read


Poems to have by your side as the days shorten and leaves begin to fall
Has the arrival of autumn made you feel anxious? For many of us, it’s a return to a more stressful life after the summer holidays when the living was easier. We may be mourning the arrival of shorter days and longer nights; the lack of sunshine and, with, it lower levels of feel good hormones such as serotonin and dopamine; and the feeling that Winter is on its way. One answer to my own Autumnal low mood is poetry. Poets have furnished me with two new ways of thinking about t

Rachel Kelly
Sep 27, 20235 min read


Mental health in care and support workers: My personal experience
A caregiver can be defined as someone who provides care for someone else in the form of time and labour-intensive tasks. These tasks can...

Winsze Kwok
Sep 26, 20235 min read


Understanding Baby Language
This blog was written together with my dear friend and colleague Katie Hazelgrove, who is a postdoctoral researcher in the Section of Perinatal Psychiatry at King's College London. Katie has a particular interest in understanding early infant behaviour. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash Building a relationship with the baby: Understanding their cues We have already discussed how a parent-infant relationship where the baby feels understood and secure is important for their de

Alessandra Biaggi
Sep 21, 20237 min read


A Unique Time, Full of Opportunity: Demystifying the Teenage Brain
Angst, love, heartbreak, and serious growing pains: whether they were over yesterday or decades ago, chances are you remember your...

Livia Dyring
Sep 20, 20234 min read


What is Yoga Therapy?
People open up to me. They feel comfortable sharing some of their deepest secrets. This awareness has been with me for a while. It...

Carola Chiarpenello
Sep 19, 20234 min read


The Burden of Catcalling and Street Harassment
Trigger warning: This article makes reference to sexual violence against women. Whilst we talk about abuse to women, our support extends...

Sorcha Alford
Sep 14, 20235 min read


Cognitive Distortions: The thinking errors that can affect anxiety
Thinking errors, also known as cognitive distortions, are thoughts and beliefs that are biased, irrational, and unhelpful.

Emily Rose Burley
Sep 13, 20234 min read


Where is Home for Third-Culture Adults?
I don’t think of home the way most people do. Born in Brazil to American members of a new religious movement/cult, I moved frequently.

Kristi Ferguson
Sep 12, 20235 min read


Community Spaces: Outdated or the Cure for Loneliness?
The evolutionary function of loneliness is believed to be a signal from the brain to change lifestyle and increase social connections...

Niamh Alford
Sep 7, 20234 min read


How Accepting Vulnerability Has Improved My Life and Work
Last July, I had a panic attack at Boston Logan International Airport. I was flying home to Manchester after a month in New Hampshire,...

Molly Pennington
Sep 6, 20234 min read


Novel with Cocaine: The Underrated Russian Classic About Addiction
Content warning: This article contains discussions on addtiction and substance abuse. I have been writing history-based articles for...

Emily Zarevich
Sep 5, 20235 min read


Lewis Capaldi's Journey with Tourette's Syndrome: Beyond the Spotlight
Unveiling the Power of Compassion Last year, I completed a master’s degree in health psychology at King’s College London. Now, I am a...

Ilana Singer
Aug 31, 20234 min read
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