It is a well-known fact that science and maths are important, both in the workplace and in everyday...
Author - Jenni Brooks
Is it ever okay to call a disabled person an inspiration?
About 6 years ago, I heard the term ‘inspiration porn,’ for the first time when I watched a Ted...
How social isolation affects our social skills
As lockdown restrictions are relaxing, many of us are rejoicing. We can go to pubs, restaurants and...
How white people can be better allies in the BLM movement
For many of us white people, the death of George Floyd was not only despicably shocking, but it was...
4 books to read in lockdown
Like many fellow bookworms, I never need an excuse to add more titles to my already full bookcase...
How to keep yourself occupied during the pandemic
If we were told a few months ago that by the end of March it would be illegal to see our friends...
Why your grades don’t matter
I’m a perfectionist. I always have been. If I don’t get an essay, an article or any other type of...
Positives of Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder has some of the harshest stigma that exists in the mental health...
The dangers of the “us vs them” mentality-mental...
There isn’t a day I scroll through social media when I don’t stumble across a post about mental...
Why having a mental illness is in itself traumatising
I had a difficult childhood. I wasn’t abused. I wasn’t bullied. I didn’t have cancer, my parents...
Mental health: Walking through the pain
A few years ago I went hiking in Cogne, Italy, in an attempt to better my mental health. For the...
Does Hollyoaks’ Maxine deserve our judgement or sympathy?
We live in a very black and white world. Everything is either good or bad, right or wrong, bitter...
Why we should listen to boredom
I am bored… I noticed it a couple of months ago when I was walking around an art gallery...