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In Focus: How Photography Grounds Me
Photography has always been more than just a hobby for me—it has allowed me to process emotions, navigate difficult moments, and connect...
Isabella Fowden
1 day ago4 min read


Social Anxiety at University: How I Turned Fear into Connection
The Weight of Quiet I’ve always been someone who finds solace in the quiet moments—the kind of person who thrives in the stillness of a...
James Emrys
Mar 184 min read


Why Embracing Support Changed My University Experience
Just shy of 18, I boarded a plane from Dhaka to Sydney. Nervous about starting a new chapter away from my family, but ready to figure out...
Zane Thomas
Mar 175 min read


Young Carers need a break. Here’s how we can help them.
Aditya Akella Aditya is a 17-year-old student at St Paul’s School in London and a dedicated young carer from Kingston upon Thames. He...
Aditya Akella
Mar 136 min read


Navigating Prenatal Depression and Pregnancy Complications
Trigger Warning: Discussion of Miscarriage and Prenatal Mental Health My name is Christina. In 2021, I wrote about my journey with...
Christina Patsourakou
Mar 65 min read

Understanding Anticipatory and Bereft Grief
It’s been almost three months since my mom passed away from cancer and I’m only just beginning to grasp the magnitude of her loss.
Caitlin Hoyland
Feb 255 min read


Life in Lockstep with Cancer
I was at university when cancer came into my life, and it’s never left. Like a malevolent black toad sitting on my shoulder, it will be...
Gaby Koppel
Feb 195 min read


What Digital Nomading Taught Me About My Mental Health
It’s 8 AM midweek in January, and you’ve just woken up to see the sun shining bright outside your room. The temperature is 26 degrees,...
Petra Kis-Herczegh
Feb 185 min read


Why Do I Love Gambling?
I gamble. Not a lot, never recklessly, and certainly not in a way that keeps me up at night worrying about lost fortunes. But I do it.
Tony Woods
Feb 134 min read


Late-effects knocking – Cancer doesn't end when treatment does
When you hear a cancer diagnosis hurtling at you, your mind spins to somewhere far away. The door of the clinic, clamped shut away from...
Ellie Philpotts
Feb 115 min read


Perfect World — Let's Talk About It
Perfect World, a project to change the world. My name is Nico, I am 23 years old and to put it simply, I have lived a life of privilege...
Nicholas Freitag
Feb 64 min read


Stepping Forward: Depression and the Cancer Survivor
On my last day of breast cancer treatment, I expected to have a spring in my step: my cancer had been caught early, I’d had amazing...
Tamara Lee
Feb 55 min read

When Your Child Has Cancer, Every Day is World Mental Health Day
When my 8-year-old daughter was diagnosed with leukemia, my sense of self collapsed. The identities I’d long held dear– writer, friend,...
Elizabeth Austin
Feb 44 min read


Buses as Third Places
As someone always on the move, buses have become my third place. Here’s why I’ve relied on public transportation my whole life, and why...
Aleenah Ansari
Jan 283 min read


Why We Need More Than Self-Love
A friend once told me that you should love yourself to the extent that you are okay with being alone. As empowering as that sounds, it...
Jessica Onyemauche
Jan 215 min read

What Happens When You Quit Drinking
The unexpected effects of alcohol withdrawal Disclaimer: This article offers an in-depth, personal perspective on experiences with...
Sam Thomas
Jan 165 min read

Beyond Limits: Understanding the Untapped Potential of SEND Children
What Their Stories Revealed About Myself From a young age, I understood the profound impact that compassion and support has on a child's...
Yasmin Ismail
Jan 145 min read


What Prison Taught Me About Mental Health
Before being sentenced to prison, in February 2020, I had a long time to imagine it. In 2014, working in corporate finance, I committed...
David Shipley
Nov 28, 20245 min read


Autistic Men are Men Too
In 2024, the answer to the question “what is a man” is expanding. Society is slowly (but surely) embracing manhood in all forms. Manhood...
Ian Donley
Nov 26, 20244 min read


Nutrients and the Gut-Brain Axis: Effects on Students’ Mental Health
As a third-year psychology student, I’ve felt the stress of juggling assignments and staying focused in classes, especially during exam...
Ecemnur İpekoğlu
Nov 20, 20244 min read


For Both Cis and Trans Men, We Need to Prioritize Mental Health
The mental health struggles associated with being a trans man are often dismissed in already frail discussions on men’s mental health. As...
Patrick Kuklinski
Nov 19, 20245 min read


Hidden voices – unpaid carers in the UK. What can we do for them?
Are you an unpaid carer or do you know someone who is? It is more than likely that you fall into either one of those categories, as at...
Tony Woods
Nov 12, 20245 min read


The Colour of Distant Thunder Behind The Mask
A Veterans Art Engagement Project: 2021-2025 An article that is linked to The Mask - a veteran's story . It was 6 pm on September 7th,...
Joe Angemi JR
Nov 11, 20244 min read


The Mask - a veteran's story.
We often find ourselves discussing with friends and family our earliest ever memory, reminiscing on how young we were and laughing about...
Karl Tearney
Nov 11, 20244 min read


Birds Of A Feather: Why Friendships Matter
How friendship shapes love and community; through the lens of a South Asian woman As someone who grew up in a South Asian household, my...
Ayeshah Mateen Allahwala
Nov 5, 20244 min read

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Bedroom.
A Personal Account of Navigating Womanhood, Pre and Post ADHD Diagnosis. In the May of 2019, approximately 12 hours before my first...
Niamh Bradley
Oct 30, 20245 min read


Surviving the storm: Autism, menopause, and mental health
When perimenopause hit, it triggered a perfect storm , which led to me discovering I was Autistic, aged 58. After my autism...
Rose Matthews
Oct 25, 20245 min read


Anticipatory anxiety of a cyclist. Insight or self-fulfilling prophecy?
Cycle tour from Courchevel to Antibes
Tony Woods
Oct 23, 20247 min read


Early Intervention for Eating Disorders: Grounds to Celebrate?
The FREED project In September 2024 we will be celebrating the 10th birthday of FREED (first episode rapid early intervention for eating...
Ulrike Schmidt OBE
Sep 12, 20245 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...
Carmine Pariante
Jul 26, 20244 min read
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