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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
AMHDM - Adolescent Mental Health
The Researcher’s Teacup: Managing Wellbeing in a Demanding Workplace
For a moment, I stop taking notes. My office melts away in my periphery and the participant’s voice echoes in my head.
Hina Naela
Mar 115 min read
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Connecting Classrooms and Research
Lessons Learned for Successful School Collaborations It’s 8:30 am. The morning bell rings, signalling the start of another busy school...
Laura Lucas
Feb 265 min read
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One Goal, Two Hats: Researching wellbeing where we live and work
This article has been co-written by Jemima Dooley , Florence Sargent , and Jay Bate Sometimes when I walk across my university campus, I...
Jemima Dooley
Feb 125 min read
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The Perinatal Journey
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...
Alessandra Biaggi
Aug 22, 20246 min read
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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...
Alessandra Biaggi
May 17, 20245 min read
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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...
Alessandra Biaggi
Feb 28, 20246 min read
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Behind the Science
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...
Sofia Quaglia
Oct 26, 20235 min read
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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?...
Sofia Quaglia
Sep 28, 20239 min read
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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...
Sofia Quaglia
Aug 24, 20239 min read
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Creativity and Balance
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....
Natali Simmonds
Mar 7, 20245 min read
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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...
Natali Simmonds
Dec 6, 20235 min read
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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...
Natali Simmonds
Jun 22, 20235 min read
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Rachel Kelly's Column
Young People and Ultra-Processed Foods
The Christmas holidays are approaching, with talk of turkey, brussels sprouts, and all the trimmings. But for thousands of teenagers,...
Rachel Kelly
Dec 18, 20246 min read
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Four foods to support menopausal women this Autumn
Now, at the age of 58, I’m arguably in the autumn of my life. As the days draw in and the leaves begin to fall, it feels like the right...
Rachel Kelly
Sep 18, 20245 min read
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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...
Rachel Kelly
Jul 9, 20243 min read
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Hattie Gladwell Column
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....
Hattie Gladewell
Jan 10, 20223 min read
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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,...
Hattie Gladewell
Aug 25, 20213 min read
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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...
Hattie Gladewell
Aug 2, 20213 min read
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Our Series
Maternal Mental Health
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...
Alessandra Biaggi
May 17, 20245 min read
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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...
Jodi Pawluski
Nov 9, 20224 min read
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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...
Colin Martin
Nov 3, 20225 min read
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Fatherhood & Men's Mental Health
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...
Wiliam Nicholson
Nov 19, 20215 min read
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'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...
Zoe Darwin
Nov 11, 20216 min read
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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...
Michael Johnson-Ellis
Nov 10, 20217 min read
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Psych Stars
Inspiring and supporting the Psychiatrists of tomorrow
Note from the Editor : It is my pleasure to present the final Psych Star blog of the Psych Star Series , a collection of articles written...
Dr Declan Hyland
Dec 18, 20244 min read
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The Contribution of Acquired Brain Injuries on Criminal Behaviour
On a busy road, when the traffic rushes like water breaking through a dam and the lights refuse to turn red, the decision you may make to...
Namira Patel
Nov 14, 20245 min read
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ADHD in doctors: a personal reflection
It is ADHD Awareness Month , and I often find myself reflecting on my own diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD),...
Catriona McVey
Oct 15, 20245 min read
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