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How everyday activities can allow our brains to be flexible and adaptive across the lifespan Often, people report that their cognitive...

I’ve been writing personal essays ever since I first entered the world of journalism. Personal essays are pieces I enjoy writing, because...

Psychology in the education system I was 10 years old when my first crush died. In an instant, my carefree innocent life was never the...

How can psychology help us to treat long covid? (Part two of two) You might have caught part one of this blog piece two days ago, where I...

13 Self-care Tips to Help You Achieve Good Mental Health Mental health has been an increasingly pressing problem in recent years....

How can psychology help us to treat long covid? (Part one of two) At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, I co-published a blog about...

Trigger warning: The blog contains mentions of suicidal ideation, which some readers may find distressing. I was diagnosed with bipolar...

This is a blog about talent. It’s about how a talent, even kept under “seven keys” can be multiplied and bring hope to many people… Nice...

The Healing Power of Nature Therapy Ever wondered why you suddenly feel so calm whenever you are in nature? Be it at the park when you...

COVID-19 vaccine uptake in the UK — can we blame vaccine hesitancy? COVID vaccination programmes are underway all over the world. The UK...

I remember vividly the first time I was called fat. I remember the name of the person who said it, where it was and what I was wearing....

The month of June was a momentous milestone in the fight against Alzheimer’s disease. Regardless of your stance on the conditional...

Psychedelic drugs were not mentioned to me when training as a psychiatrist, as far as I remember. Perhaps they were, in passing, but...

I used to love Love Island. I remember discovering it at season two, and binge-watched the whole of series one just so that I was caught...

I first came across the study of depression as a biomedical science student. We discussed mental illness as a consequence or a side...

I was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease in 2015. Ulcerative colitis, to be precise, which is a form of IBD that causes severe...

When thinking about maternal mental health and how difficulties with it may influence a developing baby, it is only natural to imagine...

The Commodification of Pride & its Impact on LGBTQ+ Mental Health

All my teeth are going to fall out. All my teeth are going to fall out. All. My. Teeth. Are. Going. To. Fall. Out. For approximately...

In A World Apt For Escapism, Why Stay? The world is brimming with content. Video games, books, movies, articles, social media...

When I got pregnant, my whole life turned around. I was feeling as healthy as I’d ever been, despite a diagnosis of gestational diabetes...

Let’s talk about your brain on motherhood for a minute or two. I’m a neuroscientist who studies the maternal brain. When I mention the...

The beneficial effects of exercise on both mind and body have been public knowledge for years. Some of these benefits can be seen in...

Six months after graduating from University and starting my career at BMW UK, my world was torn apart when I found out a close friend...