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From the 1st of October, most people residing in the U.K. would have seen an increase in their bills, and approximately one in four...

An EU-PEARL podcast with Professor Carmine Pariante and Patient Advocate Fanni-Laura Mäntylä Today, October 10th, is an important day....

Trigger warning: This blog discusses domestic abuse and intimate partner violence which some readers may find distressing. Celebrity...

This is the first blog of our Maternal Mental Health series. For the next six weeks, dear reader, you will read about the often...

The cost of living crisis is not only dominating the news but also dominating the minds of the millions who will be affected by it. As a...

By all accounts, the last 12 months have been tumultuous. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to food shortages, refugees, isolation...

I am a Black Mother! Words that for many years came with an element of discomfort. Words that for most of my adult life filled me with...

Like any Ukrainian, I spend a lot of time thinking about my mental health and that of our whole nation in these times of war. As rockets...

As a student of psychology, and an aspiring mental health practitioner, one of my key areas of interest involves understanding new forms...

The Covid-19 pandemic has made life unpredictable, and accordingly, mental health concerns have grown exponentially. In fact, 13% of the...

Overlooked and Downplayed: The Difficulty in Getting an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) Diagnosis It took me years to...

Thoughts on guidelines from a mother and researcher As a mother of two small children, the subject of screen time is something that often...

This blog has been written on behalf of the Inspire the Mind Editorial Team. Like so many across the globe, we have been so saddened to...

An estimated 13% of new mothers suffer from postnatal depression, with symptoms including fatigue, sadness, low mood and insomnia....

Trigger warning: This blog talks about eating disorders and disordered eating. Due to the context of this blog post, I will refrain from...

Last year, I wrote a blog on how early life stress can affect how our bodies work and how it can lead to feeling depressed. In...

Am I a Fraud? — Imposter Syndrome and How We Can Overcome It (Part 2 of 2) This is part 2 of a 2-part series, where we will explore the...

“Table for two?” It feels good being seated once again at my favourite local restaurant and I’ve never had a better excuse to spend my...

Hosted by mental health researchers at King’s College London We were on the way out of the final UK lockdown when a group of young female...

The Inner Journey for an Outer World It came from the east. A virus that changed the world. The mental health, especially of Gen Z and...

Recent estimates forecast that 1 billion people worldwide will be using wearable devices to track their levels of sleep and activity by...

A vision for changing the wellbeing of future generations by tackling the longstanding shortcomings in maternal healthcare The...

I am a freelance science journalist and I have previously written for The Guardian, BBC, National Geographic, Gizmodo, Wired, and more. I...

Am I a Fraud? -  Imposter Syndrome and How We Can Overcome It (Part 1 of 2) Have you ever thought ‘am I truly deserving of my position?’,...