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Aeron Kim
Oct 95 min read
“What is Your MBTI?”- Inside Personality Testing in South Korea
In South Korea, especially among Gen Z, the MBTI personality test isn’t just a tool for self-discovery—it’s a full-blown social...
Isabella Molnar
Oct 85 min read
The Unconditional Nature of Human Worth
A Reflection on Robert Frost’s “The Rose Family” What do I have to be to prove that I am a rose? Hello everyone! My name is Isabella...
Carmine Pariante
Jul 264 min read
The Mind of Others: A documentary on mental health
Content warning: This article contains mentions of suicidal ideation It starts with a silent video of Winston Churchill with more and...
Sofia Panzeri
Mar 214 min read
From Doodles to Diaries: Navigating Life Through Journaling
Hello reader! I’m Sofia, a twenty-one-year-old bachelor’s student with a passion for Neuroscience. Ever owned a diary? Sceptical about...
Seyi Osobamiro
Mar 194 min read
Reproductive Disorders: The Good, the Bad, and the Artistic
By the time I was diagnosed with endometriosis, I was told that my disease had progressed to moderate organ fusion from scarring and...
Natali Simmonds
Mar 75 min read
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....
Alison Waller
Mar 55 min read
Books for Company: Reading and Wellbeing
Have you ever found yourself on a train or waiting for a friend, and discovered you don’t have a book on you? The horror! I always keep a...
Kristi Priestley
Feb 225 min read
Drag Storytime: How a children's event became political
“Queer silliness offers purposeful strategies to playfully engage with the present, insisting on frivolity, mundanity, and fun, despite...
Emily Zarevich
Jan 115 min read
Dolly Wilde: Addict and Wit
It's always a great tragedy whenever a lively, creative, and genuinely talented individual loses their potential to an addiction. Here's...
Melisa Kose
Nov 30, 20237 min read
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.
Camila Ribeiro
Oct 12, 20237 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20236 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20238 min read
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, 20236 min read
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, 20234 min read
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, 20235 min read
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, 20236 min read
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...
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