Mental Health Blogs

Discover independent mental health blogs and writers on BlogRolly.

• 7 ways to overcome anxiety and stay calm — Struggling to feel calm while wired to your phone? As a coach who has guided thousands of women, I share 7 practical way
• The 54321 Technique: A Simple Way to Outsmart Panic Attacks (Yes, You Can!) — Ever had a panic attack crash a grocery trip or a presentation? In this post I guide you step by step through the 54321
• Box breathing: How breathing differently can improve your mental health — Ever felt your breath go shallow in a stressful moment? I walk you through how to box breathe, a simple diaphragmatic br
• How to take care of your mental health when life gets in the way
• The Difference Between Learning to Cope Better and Actually Healing
• How to Stop Stress and Anxiety From Triggering Past Trauma : 5 Tips — Feeling your past flare up during stress? I offer 5 practical tips on how to stop stress and anxiety from triggering pas
• 8 Mental Health Tips for Parents + Educators — Practical, classroom-ready and parent-friendly tips to support teens' wellbeing. I outline 8 mental health tips for pare
• Meditation Didn't Rewire My Brain - Life Did — Meditation gets all the credit, but your brain is being reshaped by everything you do. Explore the real science of neuro
• Are Male Multiple Orgasms Possible?
• OCD In the News: Dax Shepard & Camila Cabello — Angry and reflective, I respond to Dax Shepard OCD comments on Armchair Expert and praise Camila Cabello OCD honesty abo
• What is OCD? — Ever wondered what is OCD beyond tidy habits? In this post I explain symptoms of OCD and how the amygdala and brain crea
• The Horovendoush Day — Ever frozen at the sight of a needle? In this post I write about finally facing a blood draw despite my OCD driven needl
• Painting the Roses Red... — What happens when you stop painting the roses red? I write about finally sitting through a blood draw despite a long his
• Anti-Hero — An honest note about living with OCD, imposter syndrome and grief. I describe finally facing my needle phobia at a blood
• Keeping Score — Nervous at the clinic, I surprised myself by watching the needle and facing long-held blood draw anxiety. I write about
• Who are you? — Needles used to terrify me, but this time I watched my blood flow into the vial. My NOCD.com ERP therapy helped me engag
• OCD Subset Highlight: Magical Thinking — A blood draw taught me more about OCD than years of worry. I recount watching my own blood and facing needle anxiety wit
• The complete idiot's guide to living an authentic life... — Ever felt like a chameleon, changing to fit everyone else? In this candid post I admit decades of people pleasing and OC
• The chicken or the egg... — Needles used to terrify me, but my latest blood draw felt like a small victory after years of OCD and avoidance. I expla
• Mental Health and Graduate Studies — Graduate student mental health matters. Responding to Nature's report, I reflect on mental health in graduate studies, p
• Fear of Falling — Ever wondered why we say "fell" versus "had a fall"? A slip in my wet garden left a small gash and a bruised ego, and se
• Mid-Life Mis-Diagnosed ADHD? — Was my ADHD diagnosis wrong? A mid-life mis-diagnosed ADHD label from a psychologist shattered my tidy self-image. I rec
• My experience with EMDR as an autistic young person
• Neurodiversity and Ableism – a young person’s perspective
• 5 Top Tips tips to support mental health in neurodivergent young people this summer
• Falling Through the Cracks: How children with SEND struggle to access early years education
• Antidepressants can't change the world, but they made it tolerable for me — One year in and antidepressants didn't change the world, but they made it tolerable for me. This is my personal testimon
• Recovering from depression — Curious how to recover from depression without meds? In this recovery update I explain why I stopped antidepressants and
• Splash it all over: A brief history of aftershave. — I explore the history of aftershave and men's grooming, mixing my 70s memories of Brut and Old Spice with 18th century s
• How Minimalism Can Improve Your Mental Health — Connects minimalism with reduced stress, anxiety, and overwhelm, explaining how fewer possessions and commitments create
• 5 Ways To Practice Gratitude — Outlines simple, realistic ways to practice gratitude in daily life like keeping a short journal, saying “thank you” mor
• 7 Ways To Enjoy Alone Time — Reframes alone time as a chance to recharge and get to know yourself instead of something to fear. The post suggests gen
• How to Quit Doomscrolling — Unpacks doomscrolling why we compulsively consume bad news and how it affects our nervous systems. The post offers concr
• Acceptance Practice — Explores radical acceptance: not resignation, but clearly seeing reality and working with it. From health issues to mess