Mental Health
Houseplants don’t just look nice – they can also give your mental health a boost
Houseplants don’t just look nice – they can also give your mental health a boost
From removing pollutants to releasing endorphins, houseplants play more of a role in mental health than we give them credit for.
Four ways to stop thinking the worst will happen when you’re stressed
Four ways to stop thinking the worst will happen when you’re stressed
Professor of neuroscience Patricia Riddell details how to soothe the mind when feeling stressed.
Calum Scott: ‘Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write’
Calum Scott: ‘Pouring my heart out is the only way I can write’
Singer and songwriter Calum Scott writes honestly about his mental health issues and how he reached the other side
Hussain Manawer: ‘From sadness, I created beautiful things’
Hussain Manawer: ‘From sadness, I created beautiful things’
OCD almost took my life. I need help. Not awareness.
OCD almost took my life. I need help. Not awareness.
How to manage your mental health when looking for a new job
How to manage your mental health when looking for a new job
Alyssa Mancao and the rise of social media therapists
Alyssa Mancao and the rise of social media therapists
5 things we can learn from Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof
5 things we can learn from Freeze the Fear with Wim Hof
How to deal with new rules for restaurant menus if you’re worried they might be triggering
How to deal with new rules for restaurant menus if you’re worried they might be triggering
The UK’s top mental health charities: How they help and how to support them
The UK’s top mental health charities: How they help and how to support them
‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty
‘Heartbreaking’ reports from food bank users show mental health impact of poverty
How to get mental health support at work as workloads swell and burnout hits
How to get mental health support at work as workloads swell and burnout hits
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I was unemployed for nearly 20 years – mental health support changed my life
I was unemployed for nearly 20 years – mental health support changed my life
Comedian Mark Watson: Life, to borrow a footballing term, is a hard place to get a result
Comedian Mark Watson: Life, to borrow a footballing term, is a hard place to get a result
Any kind of calm will do: The growing trend of mindfulness
Any kind of calm will do: The growing trend of mindfulness
#PostYourPill: The trend aiming to destigmatise mental health medication
#PostYourPill: The trend aiming to destigmatise mental health medication
Greg Wise: ‘Strictly is not really about dancing. It’s about being alive’
Greg Wise: ‘Strictly is not really about dancing. It’s about being alive’
Matt Haig on A Boy Called Christmas and how to look after your mental health this festive season
Matt Haig on A Boy Called Christmas and how to look after your mental health this festive season
Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life
Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds reveals the music that saved his life
Selling The Big Issue has boosted my income and my wellbeing
Selling The Big Issue has boosted my income and my wellbeing
The number of UK children unhappy with their lives hits decade high
The number of UK children unhappy with their lives hits decade high
Be like Simone Biles: Olympian could help more to prioritise mental health
Be like Simone Biles: Olympian could help more to prioritise mental health
Naomi Osaka’s openness on mental health should be praised, not punished
Naomi Osaka’s openness on mental health should be praised, not punished
Why PM’s mental health pledges will fall short until families have more cash
Why PM’s mental health pledges will fall short until families have more cash
‘We spend so little time thinking about children’s mental health’
‘We spend so little time thinking about children’s mental health’
We must break the link between mental health and poverty
We must break the link between mental health and poverty
Ministers commit £17m to help kids cope after year of ‘trauma and anxiety’
Ministers commit £17m to help kids cope after year of ‘trauma and anxiety’
James O’Brien: ‘I’ve spent my whole life in fight-or-flight mode’
James O’Brien: ‘I’ve spent my whole life in fight-or-flight mode’
Brits ‘suffered more than most’ in pandemic, says World Happiness Report
Brits ‘suffered more than most’ in pandemic, says World Happiness Report
Talking offers the best route out of mental crisis
Talking offers the best route out of mental crisis
Student mental health: How young people are coping during the pandemic
