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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?’,...

Better me: smartphone wellbeing support The stats are overwhelming: back in 2017, 84.6 % of Ukrainians from the general population...

Trigger warning: This blog discusses personal experiences of anorexia. I am an author and mental health advocate who has lived with an...

When it comes to diagnosing physical illnesses, there are a myriad of different biological tests that can be done to correctly diagnose...

Trigger warning: This blog discusses personal experiences of self-harm. Disclaimer: While this blog shares personal accounts of...

“Anna has openly shared in a variety of settings her mental health difficulties. This has led me at times to be concerned about her...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted fundamental truths about infectious disease in humans. First, the makeup of our societies helps...

It’s a sunny day and I’m sitting in the living room with my eldest daughter reading her end of year school report. She’s worried about...

Content Warning: This blog is about mental health, OCD and intrusive thoughts of a violent and sexually harmful nature that some may find...

This new study says there’s a difficult but effective way. In moments of heightened anxiety and stress, my intrusive thoughts take over....

After returning to work from my third maternity leave, one thought still plagues my mind. Is my child going to be okay? I am an incoming...

Virtual reality (VR) has been finding more exciting applications for healthcare: VR tools help ease chronic pain, change body...