Recently I keep finding myself being too scared to post pictures I actually like on Instagram. I find it hard to post a picture without messaging at least one of my friends saying, ‘is this […]
New Mental Health Documentary TV Series: A Prince Harry and Oprah Collab
It’s a match made in celebrity heaven. Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex and everyone’s favorite royal, is teaming up with the queen of American day-time television, Oprah Winfrey. Together, the pair are the co- […]
Academic Staff – The Forgotten Victims of the University Mental Health Crisis?
It’s been described as an ongoing crisis, ever-increasing levels of students reporting mental health problems. To combat this, universities across the UK have allocated resources to raising awareness of mental health disorders, and reducing the […]
Capitalised, Glamorised and Romanticised: Social Media’s Disregard For Mental Health
The disregard of social media platforms for the posting and exchanging of triggering content is harmful: it wields a detrimental effect on both the mental and physical health of its users. It is needless to […]
Mantality Talk MENtal Health on Campus
This week, Imogen Bicknell, treasurer of LUU’s Mantality society, sat down to discuss how the society are opening up new discussions and creating safe spaces to talk about male mental health on campus. Set up […]
The Mental Health Crisis In Teaching
Across the UK, teachers have started to leave the profession faster than their replacements are being trained. The resultant drain of qualified and capable teachers from our education system has left those who remain overworked, […]
University Mental Health Day Conference to be Held at Leeds
Reports consistently show that poor mental health is on the increase, particularly in young people. The Times recently reported an increase of over 70% in prospective freshers reporting mental health issues to their university since […]
Every Brilliant Thing was … Brilliant.
As the playwright, Duncan Macmillan, said himself, the play ‘is not a philosophy for living; it’s not a solution for depression; it’s just a way of talking about it’. Director Ella Kennedy, producer Maya Wilson […]
Art Galleries and Well Being: The De-stressing Power of Exhibitions for Millennials
A recent study has found that young adults use art galleries and museums as a means to de-stress. The survey undertaken by Art Fund discovered that those under thirty are twice as likely to visit […]
Consumed By Anxiety – Tips For My Loved Ones
Recently, I have been suffering with one of the strongest and most powerful waves of my anxiety that I’ve ever experienced. Although I’m still a high functioning person getting up and out of the house, […]