Spotify Wrapped and How We Manipulate Our Social Image
The end of November once again brings with it the internet’s favourite musical-statistics event, Spotify Wrapped.
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Camila Ribeiro
- Oct 12
- 7 min
Is it on Brand? Sexual Harassment Within, and Beyond, the Comedy World.
Trigger Warning: The following article discusses themes surrounding sexual harassment and contains some explicit language. I had heard...
Ilana Singer
- Aug 31
- 4 min
Lewis Capaldi's Journey with Tourette's Syndrome: Beyond the Spotlight
Unveiling the Power of Compassion Last year, I completed a master’s degree in health psychology at King’s College London. Now, I am a...
Inspire the Mind
- Aug 17
- 5 min
Celebrating South Asian Heritage Month: Reflections and Experiences
This year’s theme is “Stories To Tell”, and is dedicated to celebrating the stories that contribute to the South Asian Community.
Emily Zarevich
- Jun 26
- 6 min
Abbé de Coulmier: The therapist who dared to treat the Marquis de Sade
Imagine, if you dare, being in charge of the care of a notorious, licentious writer whose idea of conducting research for his depraved novel
Natali Simmonds
- Jun 22
- 5 min
More Than A Thriller
Good Girls Die Last is feminist reality wrapped in fiction I was so tired of crying. It was the summer of 2021 and the news was full of...
Dinesh Bhugra CBE
- Jun 15
- 3 min
The Disappearance and Reappearance of Rituals
Why do we need rituals? For a number of reasons, in many settings and situations people need rituals to give them a degree of comfort,...
Nikita Sharma
- Jun 9
- 4 min
My mental health hangs by a thread and that thread is a yarn
Every summer my grandmother would ask my childhood self what my favourite colour is. By the time winter rolled around, she would have...
Riddhi Laijawala
- Jun 7
- 5 min
Birth Beyond Borders: Global Pregnancy & Birthing Traditions
As a researcher in perinatal psychiatry, and having grown up in India, I have had the privilege of understanding pregnancy and birthing...
Melisa Kose
- May 30
- 8 min
Crunch Culture, the Writer’s Strike… Can we please start listening to artists?
Once again, the consequences of prioritising financial gain above real human wellbeing and mental health are being broadcasted, clear as day
Maddalena Vatti
- May 5
- 6 min
The Festival of Italian Literature Celebrates Places, Bodies, and the Hybridity of Form
After a three-year-long hiatus, the Festival of Italian Literature in London (FILL) has made an exciting comeback on Saturday 22nd of...
Antonella Lettieri
- Apr 28
- 4 min
The Festival of Italian Literature in London: Cultures across borders
A festival of literature and ideas bringing together writers and thinkers from different backgrounds After a three-year break due to...
Nikki Crane
- Apr 27
- 5 min
Dance to Health: Flamenco-style
I've been captivated by flamenco since I graduated from the Laban Centre London where I trained in contemporary dance and ballet in the '80s
Emily Zarevich
- Apr 13
- 6 min
The Mental Afflictions of Isabella of Parma, “The Melancholic Princess”
When Inspire the Mind asked me to write a new batch of history-based articles on mental illness, in the same style as my pieces on "Glass...
Giorgia Tolfo
- Apr 6
- 5 min
Writing the Body as a Political Act
While taking part in online meetings, I started to notice that, for most of the time, I look at myself onscreen. Surely not out of...
Daniel Regan
- Mar 30
- 5 min
Taking Part in Melbourne’s Big Anxiety Festival
Exploring mental health through art In this article, I share some of my learnings from taking part in The Big Anxiety festival in...
Lea Schmid
- Mar 28
- 4 min
‘Ted Lasso’ and the Conversation Around Mental Health
‘Ted Lasso’ is an award-winning show that tells the story of an American-football coach hired to manage AFC Richmond, a British football...
Amina Begum
- Mar 9
- 5 min
FLEXchange - Incorporating Art's into Student's Learning at University
A prospective interdisciplinary curriculum integrating arts, health, and humanities at King’s College London A group of academics at...
Rachel Kelly
- Jan 26
- 4 min
The Therapeutic Power of Poetry: What's the Evidence?
Can poetry help our mental health? In my last piece, I spoke about my personal experiences with poetry, and the life-changing impact it...
Riddhi Laijawala
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
What is Post-Avatar Depression, and why I did not experience it?
Don’t worry, there are no spoilers. I haven’t stepped into a theatre since December 2019. I decided to change that by having a solo...
Ana-Maria Amato
- Dec 21, 2022
- 3 min
Curating Art in a Mental Health Setting
My experiences in the mental health service, and my experiences as an artist, have led me to develop new ways to engage people in...
Emily Zarevich
- Dec 7, 2022
- 5 min
How Shirley Jackson's Agoraphobia Affected Her Writing
I’m an English instructor, so of course I’ve had the opportunity to teach horror writer Shirley Jackson’s legendary short story “The...
Inspire the Mind
- Sep 1, 2022
- 3 min
At the Back of Your Mind: A fun, fresh mental health podcast
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...
Shaun Gold
- Aug 31, 2022
- 5 min
YouTopian Journey: The Inner Journey for an Outer World
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...
Yuliya Kovalchuk
- Jul 13, 2022
- 5 min
How Ukrainians are using Virtual Reality to improve their mental health
Virtual reality (VR) has been finding more exciting applications for healthcare: VR tools help ease chronic pain, change body...
Mollie Brown
- Jul 12, 2022
- 4 min
Reflecting on Day 1 of FLEXchange
An Interdisciplinary Curriculum Development Workshop in Arts, Health and Humanities at King’s College London Today, our Inspire the Mind...
Amina Begum
- Jul 5, 2022
- 5 min
Ramadan Reflections
A blog written by Amina, Subeyda and Maryam (Assistant Editors of InSPIre the Mind) — — — Ramadan is a special time for Muslims all...
Yuliya Kovalchuk
- Jun 29, 2022
- 4 min
Making art brings neurodivergent Ukrainian teenagers peace in times of war
As a Ukrainian researcher doing a rotation at the SPI lab, the home of Inspire the Mind, I can’t help but wonder what the impact of war...
Yuliya Kovalchuk
- Jun 15, 2022
- 5 min
Ukrainian artists with Down's Syndrome process the war by painting it
On the 24th of February 2022, my life was split into “before” and “after”. Guess which country I am from? Ukraine. Living through the war...
Katie Driscoll
- Jun 13, 2022
- 6 min
How Horror Films Helped My Health Anxiety
Trigger Warning: The following blog discusses graphic content shown in various horror films which some readers may find distressing. — —...
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