The importance of responding to a crying baby
Directly connected to the infant need of contact with the caregivers, which I have discussed in the previous article in my column,...
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Columns and Series
Inspire the Mind has the pleasure of working with established writers, who's columns and series are displayed in this section.
Our Columns
The Perinatal Journey
Alessandra Biaggi
- Apr 24
- 5 min
The Baby’s Need for Physical Contact with the Caregiver
In my last article, I talked about the importance of parental response to the baby and, in general, of the parent-infant relationship for...
Alessandra Biaggi
- Mar 27
- 5 min
Why Early Parent-Infant Relationships Matter
How first experiences impact the infant development Two days after my daughter was born, in Milan, Italy, I was in the hospital nursery...
Behind the Science
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- May 24
- 7 min
Scientists just figured out how to grow electrodes inside living organisms
A chat with scientists Roger Olsson and Magnus Berggren We might all remember, from our elementary school science class, how to make a...
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- Mar 22
- 5 min
These four genes could be culpable for suicidal thoughts and feelings
An interview with genetic epidemiologist Dr. Ashley-Koch about which genes are correlated with suicidal behaviours and why learning about...
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- Mar 1
- 6 min
An Interview with Neurovariability Expert Stephanie Forkel
A interview about the Science special issue on brain connectivity In the morgue. That’s where Stephanie Forkel, a researcher whose work...
Creativity and Balance
Natali Simmonds
- May 10
- 6 min
Luck & The Artist: Does luck have anything to do with creative success?
I hear it often — "You’re so lucky!" In itself, "you’re so lucky" is a perfectly innocuous phrase. There are a lot of things in my life...
Natali Simmonds
- Apr 12
- 5 min
My Experience of Burnout as an Author (and How You Can Avoid It)
It was May 2019 and I’d recently turned forty. I didn’t feel right. In fact, I felt so little like myself I went to see a doctor. ‘I...
Natali Simmonds
- Mar 14
- 5 min
Inspiration & Emotion: How to utilise what you're feeling to create great art
There are two types of creatives in this world; those who are hounded day and night by ideas forcing their way into the mind with jagged...
Rachel Kelly's Column
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- Apr 26
- 6 min
Thinking About Spring Poetry
With Spring comes hope. After the gloom of Winter, the days lengthen; the daffodils bloom; the sun reappears. Yet for some,...
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- Mar 21
- 5 min
How poetry can bring people together, and practical ways to do so
Phew. I’m not alone, it seems, in my enthusiasm for poetry’s healing power. No less an organisation than UNESCO (the United Nations...
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- Feb 7
- 4 min
Poems for the Winter of Our Minds
Odd as it might sound, often the most comforting poetry is the darkest. I know this from personal experience, as a mental health advocate...
Hattie Gladwell Column
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- Jan 10, 2022
- 3 min
How music has been my escapism since the age of six
Throughout the ups and downs of my life, there has been one constant: music. It’s something that I’ve been doing ever since I was little....
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- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
It’s okay to take a step back when you need to
I’m writing this for anyone who is currently overwhelmed or feeling like they need to take a step back. From anything. From the internet,...
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- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
I'm tired of feeling guilty for being a working mother
I’m tired of feeling guilty for being a working mother. It’s something I’ve been dealing with for a long time, ever since I got back to...
Our Series
Maternal Mental Health
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- Nov 9, 2022
- 4 min
After the Storm: Supporting Maternal Mental Health
This is the last blog of our Maternal Mental Health series. For the last six weeks, dear reader, we have discussed the often...
Colin Martin
- Nov 3, 2022
- 5 min
Reflections on postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder: from theory to clinical practice
This is the fifth week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to postnatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We...
Becky Fisher
- Nov 2, 2022
- 5 min
Surrounded by love, feeling alone: postnatal PTSD
This is the fifth week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to postnatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We...
Fatherhood & Men's Mental Health
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- Nov 19, 2021
- 5 min
Transforming the Narrative on Fatherhood and Mental Health
I’m William Nicholson, a dad of 3 and an activist for social and systems change. I’m passionate about supporting health and wellbeing...
Zoe Darwin
- Nov 11, 2021
- 6 min
'Who's the real Dad?' Two-Father Families and Surrogacy
Any parent can experience mental health difficulties in the perinatal period (from conception to one year following birth), regardless of...
Michael Johnson-Ellis
- Nov 10, 2021
- 7 min
Struggles with 'Imposter Dad' Syndrome
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...
Psych Stars
Emily Jones
- Sep 7, 2021
- 6 min
Reflections on my year as a Psych Star
My interest in mental health grew considerably when I started medical school. I remember being spellbound by a lecture in the first term...
Dr Adrian J B James FRCPsych
- Nov 13, 2020
- 7 min
A Birds Eye View
Reflections from the President of the Royal College of Psychiatrists on the latest series of PsychStar blogs I was glad to be invited to...
Lucrezia Thomas
- Oct 23, 2020
- 8 min
Intellectual Disability: Past, Present and Future
My experiences working as a support worker for adults with intellectual disability, before starting medical school and alongside my...
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