Recent times have been challenging for everyone. We've all had to deal with different issues such as forced isolation, fear of getting sick, mental and physical health, loss of loved ones and...
When we think of grief, we most readily think of a wounded psyche. A beloved person has died, a void opens up, getting ready to swallow you whole. The soul, or the mind, or whatever you want to refer...
Grief opens the door to more grief. It’s something that I’m dwelling on a lot this week, having observed how the loss of my father has had a knock-on effect on my life. An enormous loss won’t...
This piece describes sexual violence, mental ill-health and self-harm I have a diagnosis of complex post-traumatic stress disorder, acute anxiety and depression. I have been misdiagnosed with...
The pandemic has created many pockets of grief across the world, and in this country especially. Grief is a consequence of the global health crisis that often occurs behind closed doors, in private...
Have you ever wondered where the best place on earth is, and which nation is the happiest people in the world? Many imagine a pleasant land with a blue sky, everywhere full of flowers and trees, a...
A new study from the University of Birmingham has shown that disabled people across the Global South have faced ‘significant discrimination’ during the Covid-19 pandemic, leaving them at greater...
“Trust the science.” That’s all I’ve heard from well-meaning do-gooders since the Covid-19 pandemic began to grip the States last year — and I agreed with their sentiment! It was definitely...
Recently, Brenna Smith, a former colleague and friend, co-authored her first big news story for USA Today, featuring stories of January 6th riot suspects who crowdfund their defense lawyers....
When I started this column on mental health in America over a year ago, I started it with the assumption that my own mental health had caused the collapse of an important relationship. As I learned...
