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As a stress researcher from Turkey, I was finalizing a manuscript on the long-term impact of trauma when my world turned upside down with...

As a person from Ukraine, living in Berlin, I never understood when people here complained about lousy winter weather. The temperatures...

When you hear ‘eating disorder’, there’s probably a particular image that comes to mind – a white, teenage girl, emaciated, anorexic....

On the morning of February 24th, 2022, I was woken up at 5 am by a phone call from my mother, who simply said: “A full-scale invasion has...

Co written by Prof. Andrew H. Miller and Dr. Charles L. Raison Despite substantial research showing that inflammation plays a role in...

A interview about the Science special issue on brain connectivity In the morgue. That’s where Stephanie Forkel, a researcher whose work focuses on neuroviability, first realized that there are differences between what people’s brains look like. “The first time I saw a brain, I was like, ‘hang on a minute!’ I thought my neuroanatomy was good, but this doesn't look like the textbook,” she says, laughing. “So that was my ‘aha moment’ of realizing that there is a huge degree of v

There are several seconds before a client enters my office or I open the “Zoom room” for a session, where I take a few deep breaths,...

Trigger warning: The following article discusses violence against women and has mentions of suicide and murder. Some readers may find...

We all have struggled with self-esteem issues at some point in our lives. Our perception of our own competence gets skewed. We start...

By Dr. Ava Easton and Dr. Thomas Pollak Trigger warning: The following article describes research about suicidal ideation, suicidal...

Behind the Science with Sofia Quaglia. Sofia and I first met in October of 2022 via Zoom. She had interviewed Carmine, Inspire the Mind Editor in Chief, not long before and shortly after that, he suggested that the two of us meet. As Deputy Editor, I am always keen on expanding our network and meeting new talents. Sofia and I instantly clicked. We spent most of our time exploring our similarities, whether that was our childhood or the similar education systems we both went th

There was a time, five or six years ago, when I got very interested in philosophical pessimism. The idea that looking at life through a...

How do you become a success in the arts without losing your mind? That’s a question I’ve been asking myself for decades. Unlike other industries where hard work and talent equate to more money and longevity, art of any kind is not a meritocracy. Photo by No Revisions on Unsplash In his book Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell stated that you can be an expert in anything if you practice for 10,000 hours — but the truth is creativity takes more than just time, it t

Growing up, I was never taught much about periods or the female anatomy… and I was certainly never taught about mental health issues...

“Record numbers of women are reaching the age of 30 child-free, new official figures have shown” —  The Guardian “Half of women in...

Trigger warning: This blog contains discussions of mental health struggles (e.g., eating disorders, self-harm) and suicidal thoughts,...

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 couple of years ago, attending one of her Raindance film school courses on self-branding for creatives. This time it’s just the two of us talking one-on-one. I’m keen to know the person behind the novelist, marketing consultant, and creative lecturer, now also a regular columnist on Inspire the Mind. “I’ve always been interested in mental health

Odd as it might sound, often the most comforting poetry is the darkest. I know this from personal experience, as a mental health advocate who has been running Healing Words workshops in prisons and for mental health charities for five years now. I set up the workshops as I myself had found poetry helpful during two severe depressive episodes when I was in my thirties. During the workshops, I explain and share poems which help us to understand and allow our feelings, whether d

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? Image source: Freepik In my last piece, I spoke about my personal experiences with poetry, and the life-changing impact it has had on me, so much so that I’ve written a new book on the links between verse and our emotional wellbeing. However, now I am here to share the evidence that attests to poetry’s power to heal our minds. Author's own image I set about to find what research existed, and came across a number of studies which I divided in

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