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Running from a scientist’s point of view: hating it or loving it?

Jul 14, 20206 min read

Running from a scientist’s point of view: hating it or loving it?

Through this whole corona virus-lockdown ‘end of the world’ situation, a few things have kept my mental health afloat: coffee, impromptu...

Lockdown awakening: Embracing the complexities

Natasha Trotman

Jul 9, 20205 min read

Lived Experience

Lockdown awakening: Embracing the complexities

The Lockdown experience from a neurodivergent perspective: Pre-lockdown a perpetual rhythm of Go! Push, rest, repeat across different...

The outdoors and mental health: an “after-the-lockdown” perspective

Carolina Estevao

Jul 7, 20204 min read

Science & Research

The outdoors and mental health: an “after-the-lockdown” perspective

In these recent months of lockdown, I have felt drawn towards — or, better, hypnotized — by the nature around me. I have surrounded...

#SuperSaturday is not Independence Day — it is ‘acceptance’ day

Carmine Pariante

Jul 3, 20202 min read

Society & World News

#SuperSaturday is not Independence Day — it is ‘acceptance’ day

Today it’s Saturday the 4th of July: Super Saturday. This is the day when England re-opens! What will it be like? What will it feel like?...

Mental Health and my vision for the future

Grace Gatera

Jul 2, 20204 min read

Lived Experience

Mental Health and my vision for the future

My name is Grace Gatera. I am 27 years old. In those years, I have attempted suicide twice, and have had countless episodes of panic...

Inspiring Women: Baroness Deborah Bull and how the arts can support science

Etta Nettis

Jun 30, 20208 min read

Arts & Culture

Inspiring Women: Baroness Deborah Bull and how the arts can support science

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life” said the painter Pablo Picasso. In the last few months, this quote came to my...

Fei Huang

Jun 25, 20206 min read

Science & Research

Does COVID-19 come from bats?

As of June 23rd, there have been more than 9 million cases and more than 475,000 deaths from COVID-19, with cases confirmed in 213...

Exercising our immune system during COVID-19

Richard Simpson

Jun 23, 20206 min read

Lifestyle & Relationships

Exercising our immune system during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on health, society and the global economy. Worldwide infections are now over...

Mobile Apps and Mental Health: what's up?

Jessica Zambotti

Jun 18, 20206 min read

Mobile Apps and Mental Health: what's up?

Technology is becoming increasingly more important in our daily lives. During both work and in free time, everyone holds a computer, a...

AMPLIFYING BLACK VOICES: Celebrating the work of black female influencers

Annabel Amber Pilecka

Jun 16, 20203 min read

Society & World News

AMPLIFYING BLACK VOICES: Celebrating the work of black female influencers

hese past couple of weeks have been an important time for self-reflection. Through my reflective work, I have thought about all the women...

Investigating the most convincing COVID-19 conspiracy theories

Anna McLaughlin

Jun 16, 202010 min read

Society & World News

Investigating the most convincing COVID-19 conspiracy theories

Let’s take a look at the flawed science underlying conspiracy theories and who is behind them. At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Felice Salmon

Jun 11, 20204 min read

Lived Experience

Abecedary of a Pandemic

A is for apocalypse — an uncovering. As we create alternative approaches to actions it is as if we are planting an acorn amidst...

Children in lockdown: Time to review the age of criminal responsibility?

Penelope Brown

Jun 9, 20208 min read

Society & World News

Children in lockdown: Time to review the age of criminal responsibility?

The true character of a society is revealed in how it treats its children” Nelson Mandela, 1997 I was asked to write for this blog last...

How coronavirus has marked the use of breath, and George Floyd's murder has amplified it

Naomi Limbachiya

Jun 9, 20206 min read

Society & World News

How coronavirus has marked the use of breath, and George Floyd's murder has amplified it

Severe cases of Coronavirus are characterised by breathing difficulties. This is understandably discomforting; if you were to hold your...

Solidarity with BLM: Transforming Empathy into Action

Natasha Trotman

Jun 4, 20203 min read

Society & World News

Solidarity with BLM: Transforming Empathy into Action

Black Lives Matter from a neurodivergent and diaspora perspective: Preston Mitchcum, Board Co-chair of Collective action for safe spaces...

Inspire the Mind

Jun 4, 20204 min read

Society & World News

Black Lives Matter to InSPIre the Mind

This blog has been written on behalf of the InSPIre the Mind editing team. As a team we want to raise awareness of such a prevalent issue...

A Teenager's Experience of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Kiran Kuri

May 28, 20204 min read

Lived Experience

A Teenager's Experience of the Coronavirus Pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on many lives, causing disruption globally. As an 18-year-old student, I would like...

Working in old age psychiatry during the COVID-19 pandemic

Daniela Enache

May 26, 20205 min read

Society & World News

Working in old age psychiatry during the COVID-19 pandemic

For many of us living longer is a blessing, an achievement of our modern society. After every sunset we wake up wiser, more experienced,...

Nicole Mariani

May 26, 20205 min read

Lifestyle & Relationships

Feeding our mental health

Cooking without a doubt nourishes your psychological well-being; it soothes the soul and the mind” — Chef Zipora Einav For some people...

Kindness at the time of Coronavirus: who are we really kind to?

Carmine Pariante

May 21, 20204 min read

Society & World News

Kindness at the time of Coronavirus: who are we really kind to?

Approximately two years ago, the science writer Marta Zaraska contacted me as she was interested in kindness and stress. She was curious...

Yoga philosophy and mental health: dare to go beyond the downward-facing dog

Carolina Estevao

May 19, 20205 min read

Yoga philosophy and mental health: dare to go beyond the downward-facing dog

Slow down…take a deep breath…downward-facing dog…namaste. Gurus, fitness stars and health professionals are recommending yoga as the...

Mild symptoms of COVID-19: what symptoms can you expect and for how long are you going to be ill?

Valeria Mondelli

May 19, 20205 min read

Society & World News

Mild symptoms of COVID-19: what symptoms can you expect and for how long are you going to be ill?

With very few people given access to testing for covid-19, those of us experiencing mild symptoms are left wondering if we have the virus...

Coping During Coronavirus: Tips from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Lisa Hantsoo

May 14, 20206 min read

Coping During Coronavirus: Tips from Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

In recent weeks, many of my patients have asked me about how to manage stress and take care of their mental health during the coronavirus...

Caring will help us stop coronavirus, but then we can't stop caring

Ed Whiting

May 12, 20203 min read

Society & World News

Caring will help us stop coronavirus, but then we can't stop caring

As schools are shut across the UK and older people are particularly encouraged to isolate (including being discouraged them from caring...

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