Read our posts about Depression

14Aug

All the Bright Places

Aaron Balick

depression, emotions, family, father, mother, suicide

Therapists

Aaron Balick reviews Jennifer Niven's All the Bright Places, a novel for young adults which deals with mental health and suicide.
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11Aug

Is Anger a Choice?

Gilead Yeffett

anger, anxiety, depression, emotions, men, self, therapy, women

Therapists

Therapist Gilead Yeffett explains the different types of anger and what steps you can take towards understanding and expressing anger in a healthy way
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04Aug

I Want to End Stigma Around Mental Health

Fixers

creativity, depression, society, student, therapy, university

Mind

Naomi Gilchrist made a book about mental ilness, with the help of Fixers, a charity dedicated to giving young people a voice.
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28Jul

Hanging onto Your Sanity in the City

Anonymous

anxiety, career, depression, health, men, self, society, stress, therapy, wellbeing, women

Mind

An anonymous City worker on how the stresses of working in finance almost ruined his life
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21Jul

Creative Writing is my Therapy

Leanne Brookes

anxiety, creativity, depression, self, student, wellbeing

Mind

Mental health blogger Leanne Brookes how creative writing acts as a form of therapy.
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14Jul

It's Time to Detach Shame from Depression

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

counselling, depression, self, society, therapy, wellbeing

Therapists

Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen questions why there is still so much toxic shame and stigma surrounding depression.
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06Jul

The Long Term Effects of Child Sex Abuse

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

abuse, anxiety, childhood, CSA, depression, therapy

Therapists

Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen explores the common long term effects of child sex abuse: how the majority of survivors sadly share feelings of shame and guilt.
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02Jul

Why it's OK to be Sad

Lee Crutchley

depression, emotions, happiness, self, society

Mind

Lee Crutchley, author of How to be Happy (Or at least less sad), shares his personal journey through depression, learning that it's OK to be sad.
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22Jun

Why Loneliness is Dangerous

Philippa Perry

anxiety, counselling, depression, friendship, loneliness, suicide, therapy

Mind

Loneliness isn't just a sad state to be in, it is also bad for you. We are sociable animals and if we don't inter-connect we suffer, physically and emotionally, says psychotherapist and author Philippa Perry
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18Jun

The Psychology of Rachel Dolezal's Changing Identity

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

depression, identity, loneliness, psychology, self, society, therapy

Therapists

Therapist Sue Cowan-Jenssen looks at the psychological motivations which might spur someone like Rachel Dolezal, or anyone for that matter, to create a false identity.
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