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As a student of psychology, and an aspiring mental health practitioner, one of my key areas of interest involves understanding new forms...

The Covid-19 pandemic has made life unpredictable, and accordingly, mental health concerns have grown exponentially. In fact, 13% of the...

Overlooked and Downplayed: The Difficulty in Getting an Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD) Diagnosis It took me years to...

Thoughts on guidelines from a mother and researcher As a mother of two small children, the subject of screen time is something that often...

This blog has been written on behalf of the Inspire the Mind Editorial Team. Image source Royal.uk Like so many across the globe, we have been so saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. There is no one among us who hasn’t spent most of their life with The Queen reigning, and her passing marks a sad and significant moment in history. As the world comes together to commemorate Her Majesty, we want to reflect on her life and steadfast commitment to her

An estimated 13% of new mothers suffer from postnatal depression , with symptoms including fatigue, sadness, low mood and insomnia. Despite positive results with medication and talking therapies , these are not beneficial for all mothers, or barriers to treatment (long waiting lists, fears around medication while breastfeeding) mean that other solutions are needed. To understand whether community group singing reduces symptoms of postnatal depression in new mothers in South L

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...