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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Seb Woods
- Oct 23
- 4 min
Understanding #CoreCore: TikTok's Take on Men’s Mental Health
In the digital age, narratives are constantly evolving, shaped by fleeting online trends that captivate millions. At the forefront of...
Sorcha Alford
- Oct 18
- 6 min
The Met to Stop Attending Mental Health Callouts in London: The Inspire The Mind View (Part 2)
In Part 1 of this series we discussed what the RCRP is and why the Met police are implementing it in London. Today, in Part 2, we will...
Sorcha Alford
- Oct 17
- 5 min
The Met Police to Stop Attending Mental Health Callouts: The Inspire The Mind View (Part 1)
In recent months, police and health services across London have been involved in what The Guardian described as a ‘behind-the-scenes...
Emily Zarevich
- Oct 5
- 5 min
Affected by the Sylvia Plath Effect
Content warning: This article includes brief mentions of suicide. I mentioned back when I did my article on Shirley Jackson that before I...
Lea Schmid
- Oct 3
- 5 min
Neuralink Approved for Human Brain-Implant Trial Recruitment
Neuralink is one of several neurotechnological companies currently developing implantable brain-computer interfaces. The company was...
Niamh Alford
- Sep 7
- 4 min
Community Spaces: Outdated or the Cure for Loneliness?
The evolutionary function of loneliness is believed to be a signal from the brain to change lifestyle and increase social connections...
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.
Courtney Worrell
- Aug 11
- 4 min
Greta Gerwig's 'Barbie' perfectly captures how it feels to be a woman
This article contains spoilers It’s safe to say that Barbie has taken the world by storm. With a marketing campaign seemingly tinging...
Dinesh Bhugra CBE
- Aug 10
- 5 min
Conversations about the NHS
It is inevitable that as the National Health Service (NHS) celebrates its 75th birthday this year, there is likely to be a spate of books...
Valentina Zonca
- Aug 7
- 4 min
Weather Extremes in Italy: A Personal Testimony from Lombardy
Eco-anxiety. Eco-anxiety has been defined as “an extreme worry about the current and future harm to the environment caused by human...
neurominded
- Jul 6
- 5 min
Are “Excited to Announce” Posts on LinkedIn Motivating or Demoralising?
Over the last couple of years, the phrase ‘social media’ has become typically synonymous with TikTok dances, hot Twitter takes, and...
Aishah Mehmood and Constance Hsiah
- Jul 5
- 3 min
Navigating the TikTok Generation: TikTok’s Rising Popularity among Today’s Youth
There is no doubt TikTok has taken the world by storm. With the unique combination of short-video content and Instagram’s influencer...
Lea Schmid
- Jun 20
- 4 min
World Refugee Day: Mental Health after Fleeing
Each year, on the 20th of June, the world honours everyone who was forced to flee their home country to escape conflict, climate, or...
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,...
Lea Schmid
- Jun 13
- 4 min
Apple's Commitment to Mental Health?
This year, at Apple’s 2023 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the tech giant unveiled many exciting new projects, with its first new...
Tanatswa Chikaura
- Jun 12
- 5 min
Zimbabwean Youth Approach to demystifying Mental Health
I am an MPhil (Masters of Philosophy) in Neuroscience student at the University of Cambridge, mental health advocate, and blogger. I was...
Daniela Enache
- May 18
- 4 min
Challenging My Reflection in the Mirror and My Thoughts on Ageism
I am a "millennial snowflake" psychiatrist hitting middle age with all its crises and needs.
Sorcha Alford
- May 12
- 5 min
Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty and a History of Hate Speech
Trigger Warning: This blog discusses sexual assault, hate speech, and fatphobia which some readers may find distressing. Our selective...
Yuliya Kovalchuk
- Apr 18
- 4 min
The Winter of Blackouts: Ukraine in the Dark. Part 3
The war in Ukraine is still ongoing but more and more people are organizing conferences and building platforms to address an important...
Dinesh Bhugra CBE
- Apr 4
- 4 min
The World Population Has Crossed 8 Billion: A milestone or millstone?
The total population of the world crossed 8 billion a couple of months ago. Although a clear milestone has been passed, there remain...
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...
Yuliya Kovalchuk
- Mar 15
- 5 min
The Winter of Blackouts: Ukraine in the Dark. Part 2
Running a small independent business is already a challenge with small margins and the ever-increasing inflation. Try doing that under...
Elif Aysimi Duman
- Mar 8
- 5 min
In the aftermath of the earthquakes in Turkey: The road to safety and stability
As a stress researcher from Turkey, I was finalizing a manuscript on the long-term impact of trauma when my world turned upside down with...
Yuliya Kovalchuk
- Mar 7
- 4 min
The Winter of Blackouts: Ukraine in the Dark. Part 1
As a person from Ukraine, living in Berlin, I never understood when people here complained about lousy winter weather. The temperatures...
Yuliya Kovalchuk
- Mar 3
- 5 min
One War Year Later
On the morning of February 24th, 2022, I was woken up at 5 am by a phone call from my mother, who simply said: “A full-scale invasion has...
Anna Sri
- Feb 27
- 4 min
Some British Media narratives and languages seem to ignore the high prevalence of Femicide in the UK
Trigger warning: The following article discusses violence against women and has mentions of suicide and murder. Some readers may find...
Lea Schmid
- Feb 14
- 5 min
The pressures of reaching your 30s child-free
“Record numbers of women are reaching the age of 30 child-free, new official figures have shown” — The Guardian “Half of women in...
Frances Weston
- Jan 27
- 3 min
NHS Strikes & Burnout: A Call For Change
In December 2022, for the first time in 106 years, the Royal College of Nursing decided to strike after a ballot vote of more than...
Zuzanna Zajkowska
- Jan 20
- 5 min
Reflecting on the article about Prince Harry: Debunking the myth of "psychotherapy cult"
If you fell off a bike, would you feel ashamed that you were hurting? And if this happened to your friend, would you judge them for...
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