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My mental health issues started when I was young. When I was four years old, I experienced seeing things that were not there, and hearing...

When I first started writing about my experience with mental illness, the world of mental health in media felt quiet. Of course, there...

I was first introduced to musical theatre when I was about 8 by my Papa — he had the Les Misérables soundtrack and after finding myself...

I was working as an assistant teacher in English in my hometown Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province, during the summer before...

In two weeks, my baby goes to daycare for the first time. He’s already one, and in his little life so far he has only met one other...

Before I had my child, I was a different person. Not just in the sense that well, I didn’t have a child, but in the sense that since, my...

Can early-life stress be the cause of the coexistent development of psychological, cardiovascular and metabolic disorders? The EarlyCause...

Sharing a part of yourself is never easy. Raising awareness for matters that are not widely discussed, especially amongst young women,...

Intrusive thoughts are a normal part of life. Unfortunately, everyone has them. Maybe you’ve been standing on a train platform and had a...

Let’s talk about the MINDEP study, my PhD journey and life after it. As a clinical scientist, it’s sometimes difficult to understand...

Aristotele once said that “the aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inner significance; for this,...

When I was growing up, I was brought up to understand, and to be understanding of mental health issues. My mum has bipolar disorder, and...

From a young age, I always wanted to perform. As a toddler, my mum put me in all of the ‘little girl’ classes — ballet, gym-bunnies, the...

In the UK, COVID-19 restrictions have begun to ease from March 8th, 2021 after a punishing 3rd lockdown during the British winter. The...

Yesterday, I shared a tweet talking about how I add things to my to-do list having already done them, just for the satisfaction of being...

Modelling is exciting until you experience it yourself. There are many hidden agendas that made me question the industry itself. I...

I was very unwell with bulimia nervosa as a teenager. I felt insignificant next to my friends. I received comments on the size of my legs...

If you have no idea what “psychoneuroendocrinology” means, no worries. It is not all that complicated and really just three words merged...

Bipolar disorder is a serious mental health condition that severely affects a person’s mood. It is a relapsing-remitting condition. It...

I remember sitting on my sofa in front of the television gazing past the screen. I wasn’t myself. I’d been feeling very low, and had been...

A conversation on women’s safety and the potential to make change At 9pm on the 3rd of March 2021, Sarah Everard left a friend’s house in...

I am a junior doctor keen to explore the meaningful connection between my two personal passions, the arts and health. Can the arts be...

I’ve been a mental health writer for nearly eight years now. It’s something I enjoy writing about, and it’s something I know how to write...

I’ve always been someone who loves going out. To events with friends, for sleepovers, out shopping, clubbing, you name it. I was...