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...
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Ben White
- Nov 18
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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...
Ben White
- Sep 9
- 3 min
Sertraline and me, pt.2.
So, here I am again. It’s been a month after my last update - (It is now the last day of June). I have started my increased dose of...
Ben White
- Sep 5
- 3 min
Is addiction a disease?
When someone hears the word “disease”, all sorts of images come to mind. Most of the time, these images are related to a physical illness...
Ben White
- Sep 2
- 4 min
Sertraline and me, pt.1.
On the 22nd April 2022 I decided to start on a course of antidepressants - specifically sertraline - after years of my anxiety becoming...
Emily Sargeant
- Aug 26
- 3 min
Benefits of going social media free
In her TED talk, College scholar Amber Quinney talks about going on a thirty day fast from social media. She reports feeling “free for...
Emily Sargeant
- Aug 19
- 4 min
The benefits of an alcohol-free life(Trigger warning: alcoholism)
Ethanol C2H5Oh: The chemical compound of alcohol. A substance which we ingest monthly, weekly, or even daily, for fun, a time-out, an...
Emma Lyddon
- Aug 12
- 3 min
An Interview for Men's Corner
I had the pleasure of interviewing Darren about his experience of men's mental health. Read on to learn how mental health challenges and...
Anya Willis
- Aug 5
- 3 min
Self-Care for Entrepreneurs and How to Make Time for It
Starting and running a business can be stressful, overwhelming, and downright exhausting. If you’re not careful, it’s easy to let the...
Connie Millar
- Jul 21
- 4 min
A game of three questions: relational psychology
Relationships are something we all have in common. These affiliations, whether it is with family, friends, work colleagues, imagined...
Connie Millar
- Jul 15
- 7 min
Being in the moment: my week at a silent meditation retreat
Day 1 - Bong! Bong! Bong! I awake to this unusual sound; initially perceived in the distance, but I then realise it is now coming towards...
Emma Lyddon
- Jul 8
- 2 min
The Art of Relaxation: A Psychological Experiment
A month or so ago I was sat having a coffee with a friend who mentioned she knew somebody looking for participants for an experiment he...