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    Rosie Cappuccino – Living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) [Part One]

    With University Mental Health Day around the corner, Lilith spoke with Rosie Cappuccino, a blogger who writes candidly about her experiences living with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Rosie won Digital Champion at the Mind Media Awards in 2019 for her blog, Talking About BPD. Through writing about her experiences...
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    Making Neuroscience Accessible

    Lucy Woodward How does my brain work? How am I even thinking? What on earth is going on inside my head? These are all questions that neuroscience, an interdisciplinary science that studies the nervous system and brain activity, is intent on getting to the bottom of. In the last...
  • Eastenders: The popular Soap That Continues To Inspire And Save Lives 36 Years On

    Tolu Sangowawa Infidelity, mental illness, sexuality, terminal illness and addiction. These are just a few of the real-life issues prevalent in society that BBC soap opera Eastenders has explored and accurately portrayed over the past 36 years. The latest storyline, starring Danny Dyer, focuses on the stigma surrounding male...
  • BoJack Horseman – How It Accurately Portrays Mental Illness

    Adam Feely Mental illness, depression, addiction, human condition, sexuality, trauma and self-destructive behaviour. These are just a handful of issues addressed in Netflix’s animated programme BoJack Horseman. Yes, you did read that correctly, an animated programme. It follows the exploits of the titular BoJack, a washed-up, narcissistic, alcoholic, drug...
  • Welfare In Sport: Campaigning For Mental Health In UoN Sport

    Rachel chats to Issy Walker, Chair of Welfare In Sport at the University of Nottingham, to learn more about the work they do....
  • Can Food Really Change Your Mood?

    Wondering which foods to put in your basket and which to avoid in order to optimise the health benefits of your diet? Nishka has done some research and suggested a few foods you can eat to boost your mood....
  • Lets Get Serious About Self-Harm.

    With University Mental Health day approaching, Features writer Emily Hall gets candid about Self-Harm – why we need to talk about it, and what you can do to help. The black image above is intentional, no other picture seemed right to embody this piece.   CONTENT WARNING – This...