Shafted (2023) – A Meet-Cute With a Panic Button
Shafted(2023) starts with the kind of moment that usually lasts five seconds: you spot your gym crush, you panic a little, and you either say hi or ...
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How Menopause Exposed the Hidden Trauma I Spent Years Ignoring
I’m not saying it was an overnight thing—more like a ten-year process of discovery, rollercoaster style. One of those “strap yourself in, no brakes, no seatbelt, possibly no survival” rides. ...
Stopping antidepressants safely: network meta-analysis compares deprescribing strategies
Prescriptions for antidepressant medication continue to rise in the UK and globally, partly driven by increasing long-term treatment (Mars et al., 2017). Recent data ...
Something Weird Happened Last Night
At 3 a.m., I sat straight up in bed… Suddenly wide awake, I realized my heart was pounding, my mind racing. Our family has been going through some tough stuff behind the scenes (who isn’t?), ...
Moving Forward with Our Mental Health – My Brain’s Not Broken
What do you say when you feel like you have nothing to say? As the saying goes: “something is better than nothing.” It’s no secret that lately, I’m not writing here as often as I used to ...
Getting Unstuck with Traci Edwards – My Brain’s Not Broken
CW: This post discusses mental illness and suicide. One thing I enjoy about this blog is the chance to learn about other people’s approaches to mental health and wellness. Today, I’m ...
Why Do I Do the Things I Do? – My Brain’s Not Broken
Years of living with anxiety and depression have taught me many things. Some of those things were about mental health, while other things were about myself and who I am as a person. But ...
Between the farm and the family: Work-family conflict and farmer mental health in Ireland
Farming is often described as not just a job, but a way of life. In Ireland, where nearly all farms (99.7%) are family-run, the lines between work and home can be ...
Why Drinking Enough Water Could Protect You from Stress-Related Illness
He continued: “Although the low fluid group did not report being thirstier than the high fluid group, they had darker and more concentrated urine, clear signs of poor hydration. An important ...
Why Deprivation May Be More Damaging Than Trauma in Childhood
“We were surprised to find that deprivation-related experiences such as financial strain or lack of emotional and social support had more consistent and long-lasting associations with depression ...
What do we really know about postpartum anxiety?
The postpartum period is characterised by its complexities, challenges, and vulnerabilities across all areas of life. Unsurprisingly, these difficulties extend to mental ...
Mind the age gap: Young adults may benefit less from NHS psychological therapies
We have all seen the same news headline: rates of mental health problems are on the rise, especially for anxiety and depression, and particularly among young people. One ...
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