Mental Health Archives - Empoword Journalism

girl in red – ‘Hemingway’ Review

Meline — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 17:29:49 +0000

*Content warning: This article contains details of sensitive issue Méline Douyssard girl in red — also known as Marie Ulven Ringheim — confronts addiction and depression on her latest single, released on 30th May 2025, and produced by long-time collaborator Matias Téllez. This release follows her earlier 2025 single, ‘Confession’ which

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Self-Care for Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Grace (Culhane) Rodulfo — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:10:25 +0000

For those impacted by Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), the winter blues can feel all-consuming. If you experience winter fatigue, these small habits could help improve your mental health this season.

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“Second-Class Citizens”: The Impact of Illegal Guide Dog Refusals

Riannon Chaplin — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 13:30:09 +0000

Guide dogs can change people's lives, but there is a darker side. Four guide dog owners told Empoword about the devastating impact of illegal access refusals.

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Drawing the line between perfectionism and OCD

Emily Jordan — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 20:49:04 +0000

People with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are stereotyped as being incredibly tidy, clean and organised. Everyone has heard someone joke about how they’re “so OCD”. Whether it's rearranging pencils in colour order or carrying hand sanitiser before the pandemic started.

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A Guide to Responsible Mental Health Reporting

Khushboo Malhotra — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 08:00:23 +0000

In a media landscape cluttered with sensationalised headlines, the line between informative reporting and harmful stereotypes often blurs. Responsible mental health reporting isn't merely an option – it's essential.

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New Year’s Resolutions: How Can We Make Them Realistic?

Cara-Louise Scott — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:52:18 +0000

I always hear the same New Year's Resolutions from family, friends, and strangers alike. We all know the manager who wants to lose weight or the uncle determined to quit smoking. No matter the extent, we always want to change ourselves.

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Achieving Congruence Between Your Self-Concept and Ideal Self

Beth Rush — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 17:03:50 +0000

What do you see when you think of your best, most ideal self? Many people struggle with the disconnect between who they really are and who they want to be.

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How The Online Chronic Migraine Community Saved Me

Ivy Samuel — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:29:29 +0000

Two years ago, Olivia created an Instagram account to talk about living with migraine. Since then, she’s found hope and acceptance of a diagnosis that she previously felt alone in.

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Explaining The History Of Female Hysteria

Emilie Williams — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 18:49:33 +0000

The misdiagnosis of women’s health issues is not a modern dilemma. It is rooted in the complex and long history of female hysteria.

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Vipassana Meditation: An Ancient Technique That Might Be Outdated

chloe_codling — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 16:50:21 +0000

Vipassana, meaning to see things as they really are, is an ancient meditation technique, usually taught during 10-day residential retreats. Despite the proposed benefits of such an intensive course, some of its precepts might raise alarm bells.

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