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We need to teach children to be kind to their bodies, before it’s too late Trigger warning: The following blog contains discussions of...

The Fate of Mental Health in Afghanistan under the Taliban Blue scars concealed under the black burkha yearn for emancipation, as a...

Tips & Tricks to Combat Your Morning Anxiety Apart from the Sunday Scaries, weekday morning anxiety is more commonplace than it might...

Do we eat to live or live to eat? For most of us, the answer may be both. We eat food every day to get sufficient energy that maintains...

Expressing the Mind: reflecting on my experience of writing a blog Some time ago, during an email exchange, I received a suggestion from...

The Power of Gut Bacteria to Influence Mental Health I am a final year PhD student at the Centre for Affective Disorders at King’s...

TRUE FRIENDS REALLY LISTEN My grandmother always told me that, in order to have a friend, you must be a friend. This couldn’t be more...

I am a London-based medical student, currently taking a master’s degree in Neuroscience at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and...

Visiting the app store for a mental health app can be mind-boggling today. With more than 10,000 apps for mindfulness, stress relief,...

Dealing with Mental Illness on the Road (How the Beats Inspired Me to Live a Life of Purpose and Fulfillment) For me, Jack Kerouac was a...

I’m William Nicholson, a dad of 3 and an activist for social and systems change. I’m passionate about supporting health and wellbeing...

Gene-Environment Interplay in Depression and Body Inflammation: How do our genes interact with our childhood experiences? I am a...

The Life and Times of ex-Chelsea Football Player Paul Canoville: Mental illness, addiction, cancer and finding help In this exclusive...

There seems to be something special about places and things from the past — something that could even help us with our mental health....

I am a history enthusiast who studied European history at Wilfrid Laurier University and now I write about it for various websites and...

Any parent can experience mental health difficulties in the perinatal period (from conception to one year following birth), regardless of...

I’m Michael and I’m married to Wes. We met by complete chance in June 2012 at Birmingham Pride no less, both single and not looking for a...

Disclaimer In this blog, addiction psychiatrist Dr. Rebecca Lawrence discusses the topic of substance abuse and addiction, which may be...

The Importance of Physical Activity on Your Mental Health: An interview with Michael Watson, MBE In my life, I have battled a gambling...

“I was so anxious and couldn’t enjoy being pregnant, because I was so worried to attend every scan in case it was bad news; I couldn’t...

Learning to live with trauma Hi. I’m Jamie. At the time of writing this, I’m 43 years old, living in north London with Kath, my wife, and...

Mental Health of Women and Children in conflict zones: Their Bodies and Health are the Battlefields of War. Over the last two months, the...

We Can All Learn From Each Other: How opening the doors for exchange can benefit us working in Arts and Health A few weeks ago, I...

Barriers to NHS Healthcare Faced by Transgender and Non-Binary Patients: The example of cervical screening I am an academic foundation...