Children’s Tantrums: What they really are and what we can do
A few months ago, while walking home, I heard a child screaming about not wanting to leave the playground. The parents were also...
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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
- May 17
- 5 min
Breaking the intergenerational transmission of childhood maltreatment
From maternal childhood maltreatment to children’s emotional-behavioural problems: what can be done to break the link I have written this...
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Alessandra Biaggi
- Feb 28
- 6 min
Children’s play: It's more serious than you think
Play is a very serious activity for children, and is, as the Italian physician and educator, Maria Montessori, said, the work of the...
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Behind the Science
Sofia Quaglia
- Oct 26, 2023
- 5 min
How does our brain understand the passing of time?
Joe Paton, head of the Learning Lab at the Champalimaud Neuroscience Programme, has been researching the neurological principles by which...
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Sofia Quaglia
- Sep 28, 2023
- 9 min
How the brain memorizes mundane events
An interview with Zachariah Reagh, a brain scientist at Washington University. Do you remember what you did on this day six months ago?...
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Sofia Quaglia
- Aug 24, 2023
- 9 min
Is there a link between personality and cognitive abilities?
This new meta-analysis gets to the bottom of the question. A new, exhaustive study published in the peer-reviewed journal Proceedings of...
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Creativity and Balance
Natali Simmonds
- Mar 7
- 5 min
Why the Suffering Artist Archetype is so damaging for creatives
The ‘suffering artist’ is a romanticised archetype that has been perpetuated throughout history in literature, film, and popular culture....
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Natali Simmonds
- Dec 6, 2023
- 5 min
Self-promotion for creatives: Getting seen is the key to success
The arts and business don’t mix. They should. They need to. But no one likes to talk about the two together. I’ve been a published...
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Natali Simmonds
- Jun 22, 2023
- 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...
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Rachel Kelly's Column
Rachel Kelly
- Jul 9
- 3 min
Summer Recipe for Good Mood Foods
We live in uncertain times. The UK has just witnessed an election, wars are being fought, and many of us feel anxious about the state of...
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Rachel Kelly
- Jun 5
- 5 min
How to keep moving if you are feeling down or depressed
How can someone who is depressed, and at the bottom of their bed, become more active?
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Rachel Kelly
- Mar 20
- 4 min
A Spring Recipe to Improve Mental Wellbeing
Nearly a decade ago now, I went to see my doctor about how I was dealing with my long-running battle with anxiety. When I was in my...
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Hattie Gladwell Column
Hattie Gladewell
- 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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Hattie Gladewell
- 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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Hattie Gladewell
- 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...
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Our Series
Maternal Mental Health
Alessandra Biaggi
- May 17
- 5 min
Breaking the intergenerational transmission of childhood maltreatment
From maternal childhood maltreatment to children’s emotional-behavioural problems: what can be done to break the link I have written this...
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Jodi Pawluski
- 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...
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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...
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Fatherhood & Men's Mental Health
Wiliam Nicholson
- 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...
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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...
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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...
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Psych Stars
Jesmine Dhooper
- Sep 5
- 4 min
Schools: what is their role in young people’s mental health?
Trigger warning: This article discusses suicide. Some readers may find this distressing. Massive increases in referrals to Child and...
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Iyinoluwa Popoola
- Aug 29
- 5 min
Lost in Translation: Does Culture Belong in Psychiatry?
In my second year of medical school, I had the opportunity to choose my student-selected component of the course. There were several...
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Megs Grainger
- Jul 11
- 5 min
My Personal Experiences as an Intellectual Disability Psych Star
Psychiatry has been a highlight of my medical school experience. Every psychiatrist I’ve met, every talk and lecture I’ve attended, and...
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