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‘Let’s make treatment for in-patients more culturally sensitive and meaningful’

This lived experience article describes a patient diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and…

Muhammed Khan

What if treating trauma in the body could in turn treat the mind?

Ideas around how we might treat trauma are almost as complex and…

Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian

Is there a way to responsibly create a drama involving sexual abuse? If so, how?

Upon announcement of the upcoming BBC drama, 'The Reckoning', about Jimmy Savile…

Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian

Perinatal services need to better acknowledge the loss, trauma, and grief of miscarriages

Lived experience: Thousands of couples experience the loss of an unborn baby…

LeeMC2022

The sadness paradox: how sad music can relieve a depressed mind

Some people are more drawn to 'sad' music than others. For many…

Bryony Porteous-Sebouhian

A personal story of hidden homelessness and its circular relationship with mental health

Homelessness has been on the rise in recent years meaning that many…

Ed Brown

Working as a journalist and living with schizophrenia

Richard Lewis, a published author and freelance journalist, shares his experience of…

Richard Lewis

When It all changes – compassion and mental health

The author is this blog post uses her story to pinpoint one…

Ibtissam Benaibout

How nature has grounded me in the here and now during trauma recovery

Time spent in nature has many benefits on the mind and the…

The mental health pay gap: is it a thing, like the gender pay gap?

Mental ill-health is known to influence our lives in many ways. Although…

Graham Morgan