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Spirituality and science are considered irreconcilable by many. The former is an intensely subjective, first-person experience; the...

Photo by Bonnie Kittle on Unsplash I can tell you now, that being completely prepared for the arrival of a new baby is impossible! However, lots can be done to arrive as prepared and organised as possible, with the right information and without unrealistic expectations. The transition to parenthood is associated with many changes and challenges and, as a result, parents have to deal with high levels of stress. Therefore, it is not surprising that mental health problems are co

One in seven young people experiences an issue with their mental health...

Have you ever thought about how you experience stimuli in the environment around you? Do you tend to seek out new people and places,...

Our new research shows that more people with depression than previously estimated could have increased activation of their immune system...

Predicting the Unpredictable Last week, I took part in a Challenge Workshop on Immunopsychiatry, a branch of psychiatry that explores the connection between mental health and the immune system (the system that defends us against potentially dangerous microorganisms, such as viruses, keeping us healthy), in a wonderful location in Switzerland. The workshop brought together the most experienced researchers worldwide to present their recent discoveries and to brainstorm all toge

Hello, I’m Heidi, and I do research to make clinical trials more inclusive. In this article, I’m going to share some of my knowledge,...

My son is seven years old. He and I grew up in different technological epochs. I bought my first personal computer during university. He...

Sports. Physical Activity. An unspoken connection. A safe space.

The words we use are impactful. They can be liberating, uplifting, and inspiring. But equally, they can be harmful.

When does a joy become a pain? How does something we love turn into something we dread? Why can something so helpful become risky? These...

In April of 2022, I started taking aerial arts classes, a form of dance originating from circus arts, where you use a hanging apparatus.

I first came across Buddhism through the work of C.G. Jung. I was in university in Turin, Italy, an avid reader of psychology, and...

Over the last couple of years, the phrase ‘social media’ has become typically synonymous with TikTok dances, hot Twitter takes, and...

There is no doubt TikTok has taken the world by storm. With the unique combination of short-video content and Instagram’s influencer...

A short story about the unbearable loneliness of OCD

My name is Laura, I have never written a blog post in my life and if I had to define myself with a simple description, I would say that I...

A few years ago, I was at some close friends’ house and their baby was sleeping in his room. Suddenly, while we were having dinner...

A hot June day that finds me visiting the Japanese garden in our local park. Enclosed within the grounds, the garden abounds with carefully pruned maples and shrubs set between smooth, round rocks and mounds of bright green moss. At its heart is a waterfall that flows into a pond of giant carp. Image source Unsplash I sit down on one of the large slabs of stone that serves as a bridge in front of the waterfall. Then I close my eyes and listen to the water for three or four mi

The romanticisation of mental illness isn’t a new phenomenon. In fact, it’s something that defined a lot of my teen social media experience

This scientist is figuring out how to avoid their children also suffering the consequences. A growing body of research suggests that structural and interpersonal racism compound to wreak havoc on the mental health of black people in America. When the Covid-19 pandemic struck, those effects were further exacerbated. Wanjiku F.M. Njoroge, the Medical Director of the Young Child Clinic at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, wanted to understand what this unique, stressful time

Imagine, if you dare, being in charge of the care of a notorious, licentious writer whose idea of conducting research for his depraved novel

Trigger warning: The following blog contains discussions about suicidal ideation and of suicide itself. Some readers may find this...

Good Girls Die Last is feminist reality wrapped in fiction I was so tired of crying. It was the summer of 2021 and the news was full of the horrors of Sarah Everard’s rape and murder in London, the MET policeman who killed her, and the peaceful vigil to honour her that the same police force broke up, resulting in yet more women getting hurt. The country was angry and so was I. Women were scared and I couldn’t remember a time when I hadn’t been. England’s capital city was once