Mental Health Blogs

Discover the best independent blogs about mental health on BlogRolly.

• Unraveling the Past, Rebuilding the Future — How do you rebuild from heartbreak, failure, a future you didn't plan for? How do you pick yourself up from the pain? Ho
• When psychologists mislead us — Think the Stanford Prison Experiment proved innate cruelty? In this piece I retrace Piltdown Man and landmark cases like
• 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
• Helping your child make positive connections that support their mental health
• 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
• Red Ink — There was a season where I wasn’t being broken. I was betraying myself in small, quiet ways. Calling it growth, callin
• 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
• What are the Benefits of Forgiveness? — Discusses what forgiveness is (and isn’t) and how letting go of resentment can ease stress, heal relationships, and free
• 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
• One Browser Tab Only: 1 Month Challenge — Quit multitasking and challenge yourself to use just one browser tab...here’s how it transformed my focus, productivity,