A diminishing world. Yours sincerely, Agoraphobia.
The potential of fear is so very broad, leaving a person feeling as though their world is diminishing. Yours sincerely, Agoraphobia...
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Emily Sargeant
- Mar 10
- 4 min
Healthy life, healthy mind
Sadly, the discussion on mental health seems always to focus too much on what not to do. Don’t drink too much. Don’t go on social media....
Emily Sargeant
- Feb 24
- 4 min
Why ‘work hard play hard’ might not be the best approach to university(Trigger warning: alcoholism)
It’s a way of life like no other, with its 2AM library sessions, hours of relentless textbook cramming, incessant writing, reading and...
Emily Sargeant
- Jan 27
- 4 min
Social media: Impact of Instagram and TikTok on mental health
We are living in a virtual world. To be young, outgoing, and to not have social media – a categorial paradox. Instagram. TikTok. The two...
Ben White
- Jan 20
- 3 min
University as a ‘Mental’ Time
Back in 2018, I discovered that someone I used to associate with had chosen to end their life. I didn’t know them very well, but I knew...
Emma Lyddon
- Jan 16
- 1 min
The Break Fellowship: 2022
As many of you know, I was fortunate enough to spend a month in southern Spain with a beautiful community of female entrepreneurs in...
Anonymous
- Jan 13
- 0 min
Emma Lyddon
- Jan 8
- 1 min
A New Direction
Over the past few months I have been reflecting deeply on the direction I wish to take Kind To Mind. Originally we began with the aim of...
Emma Lyddon
- Dec 9, 2022
- 3 min
Sex and Mental Health: An interview with Shari Klein, founder of the Pleasure Society
What actually is the Pleasure Society? The Pleasure Society is your sexuality curator in helping you explore your sexuality in the form...
Ipshita Basu Guha
- Dec 2, 2022
- 4 min
We all miss the signs.
Sue has three sisters. They are close and grew up a few years apart from each other. One summer, Sue’s elder sister Sally would often...
Ben White
- Nov 25, 2022
- 3 min
Eco-anxiety: A world gone mad?
Psychological distress can come in many different forms. Often, things can seem so vast and out-of-your hands that it feels impossible to...
Ben White
- Nov 18, 2022
- 3 min
Detoxifying Masculinity
We are all victims of an invisible force that takes place silently in the mind of men. According to Sarah Sheppard, this force constructs...
Connie Millar
- Nov 11, 2022
- 5 min
The highs and lows of working from home
Set the scene: working from home, 20 steps to the kitchen, kettle on, making tea, 20 steps back to my workspace. Rinse and repeat between...
Anya Willis
- Nov 4, 2022
- 2 min
Transition: A Jumping Off Point for Greatness
Perhaps it’s a divorce, a financial blow, or the loss of a loved one. Whatever your transition, it’s easy to feel hopeless and helpless....
Ipshita Basu Guha
- Oct 21, 2022
- 3 min
Overcoming OCD Through Informed Intervention - Part 3
Part 3 Some of us probably have a milder form of symptoms that do not make it difficult to ‘leave the house’. I had discussed my issues...
Ipshita Basu Guha
- Oct 14, 2022
- 2 min
Overcoming OCD (Through Informed Intervention - Part 2
Part 2 I am a big fan of Grey’s Anatomy. In season 10 episode 8 of the series, one of the iconic characters of the show Dr. Miranda...
Ipshita Basu Guha
- Oct 7, 2022
- 3 min
Overcoming OCD (Through Informed Intervention - Part 1
PART 1 I have a constant need to check and recheck after I have locked the front door. In some instances, I have locked our office door,...
Emily Sargeant
- Oct 1, 2022
- 4 min
How to know when it’s OCD (Trigger warning: OCD)
“I need to tidy up. I’m OCD about mess.” “Oh, please don’t get all OCD about this.” “Don’t be silly, you don’t have OCD. Your room is a...
Edi Marques
- Sep 23, 2022
- 3 min
Impact of mental health disorders in our academic development
The symptoms of a mental health disorder might grow in our youngest years of life. This occurs in consequence of several factors, and it...
Ben White
- Sep 16, 2022
- 4 min
Sertraline and me, part 3.
So, here we are, at the climax of the trilogy. If you haven’t read my other posts then I’ll catch you up - (or go and read the other...
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