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Caitlin Pentland
Nov 23, 20224 min read
Quiet Quitting - a controversial trend or valid boundary setting?
You’ve probably seen the expression ‘quiet quitting’ gathering momentum on social media and news outlets. What appeared to start as a...


Hritika Shrestha
Nov 15, 20225 min read
The Emoji Phenomenon Taking Over The Workplace
It is no secret that texting has become an integral form of communication in our everyday lives, yet nothing has quite taken the world by...


Subeyda Ahmed
Nov 10, 20224 min read
Social Media as a positive tool to promote wellbeing in adolescents
The term “mental health” is defined as a state of mental wellbeing which allows an individual to help cope with the stressors of life and...


Carmine Pariante
Nov 8, 20225 min read
#BeReal Carmine, you are old!
Is the new social media platform BeReal good for mental health? Not for mine. It’s my fourth day of online activity on the ‘BeReal’...


Courtney Worrell
Nov 1, 20225 min read
"Keep it down, I've got a social hangover" said the introvert
I don’t know about you, but for me, 2022 has flown by. As unprepared as we may feel, November means the holiday period will be with us...


Kevin Singer
Oct 24, 20224 min read
When it comes to mental health, America's schools must do more
By Kevin Singer and Sam Ludlow-Broback Fresh off of a long-drawn pandemic, young Americans are struggling with mental health at startling...


Rose Jeppesen
Sep 20, 20224 min read
How much screen-time is too much for the youngest?
Thoughts on guidelines from a mother and researcher As a mother of two small children, the subject of screen time is something that often...


Yuliya Kovalchuk
Aug 11, 20224 min read
How are Ukrainian mental health workers responding to a collective crisis?
Better me: smartphone wellbeing support The stats are overwhelming: back in 2017, 84.6 % of Ukrainians from the general population...


Eric Shattuck
Jul 27, 20225 min read
Social and Cultural Influences on Immunity: Sketching Social Immunology
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted fundamental truths about infectious disease in humans. First, the makeup of our societies helps...


Natali Simmonds
Jul 26, 20225 min read
Why the Superwoman Archetype is Damaging for Women
It’s a sunny day and I’m sitting in the living room with my eldest daughter reading her end of year school report. She’s worried about...


Gargi Mandal
Jul 4, 20225 min read
Promoting student mental health at university
Promoting student mental health at university necessitates changes in students’ educational and residential environments: A conversation...


Swati Singh
Jun 28, 20225 min read
Recharging with Solitude
Solitude is a widely misunderstood concept, often classified as loneliness, and a depressed state of being; however, it is proven that...


Subeyda Ahmed
Jun 14, 20223 min read
The Importance of Self-Worth & How to Increase it
Disclaimer : I am not a scientist nor a psychologist with a deep understanding about this topic, but merely a psychology student...


Emily Waters
May 31, 20224 min read
Mastering The Art of Hygge
Hygge (pronounced “hoo-gah”) is a concept that originated in Danish culture that focuses on living with a sense of comfort, coziness, and...

Catherine Shuttleworth
May 10, 20225 min read
I Find Comfort in Striving for Perfection - Even Though It Does Me More Harm Than Good
One of the few constants in my life has been the constant need and desire to be perfect, or at least to be perceived as perfect. But what...

Timothy Matthews
May 9, 20225 min read
The long shadow of loneliness in adolescence
The long shadow of loneliness in adolescence Loneliness can be understood as a painful emotion that arises when the quality or quantity...


Rubbia Ali
May 4, 20224 min read
The Experiences of Black Families amidst a Double Pandemic
The Experiences of Black Families amidst a Double Pandemic I am a research worker on the BeFINE research study, and I feel very...

Kristi Priestley
May 3, 20226 min read
Midwifery, Mental Health and Maternal Journal - an interview with Laura Godfrey-Isaacs
Midwifery, Mental Health and Maternal Journal — an interview with Laura Godfrey-Isaacs Given the success of the Maternal Journal project...

Livia Dyring
Apr 26, 20224 min read
Our Brains on Bad Headlines: How "doomscrolling" affects our mental health
Our Brains on Bad Headlines: How “doomscrolling” affects our mental health I find myself there again before I realize it: compulsively...


Efrosyni Theocharous
Apr 19, 20224 min read
The Rise of Nostalgic Music During COVID-19: How it helped us cope
The Rise of Nostalgic Music During COVID-19: How it helped us cope Music has a constant presence in our lives. Whether it was playing in...


Katie Conibear
Mar 29, 20225 min read
Mania is not your punchline
Mania is not your punchline Mania is a misunderstood symptom of bipolar disorder that comes with its unique challenges and, as I’ve...


Swati Singh
Mar 9, 20224 min read
Recognizing & Healing the Inner-Child
Recognizing & Healing the Inner-Child The world of adults believes that they’ve grown up and left the silly child they once were behind....


Mollie Brown
Mar 8, 20226 min read
Under Attack: Associations between childhood trauma and inflammation in adulthood
Under Attack: Associations between childhood trauma and inflammation in adulthood Trigger warning: This blog discusses topics of...


Emily Bashforth
Mar 4, 20225 min read
How do you maintain recovery from an eating disorder, even when it gets boring?
How do you maintain recovery from an eating disorder, even when it gets boring? When we talk about recovery from an eating disorder, we...
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