Psychological Well Being

Mental health in the workplace has become a hot topic of conversation today. But what is the actual true nature of these conversations? Since mental health is used by many today as a proxy term for mental illness, my guess most conversations are actually about addressing mental illness rather than…

04.02.2022: For this week’s PIE blog, as the lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE), at the national youth homeless charity — Centrepoint, I am back at home after a week working remotely again due to COVID-19 once again hitting our household. Although as I write this blog I am thankfully…

The Recent Media Coverage: In several recent articles (NY Times and Boston Globe among others), there was enthusiastic support for home testing for Covid as if it represented a risk free and quality mechanism for allowing social interaction. Yes, home testing for COVID is an important tool for Americans to move forward from the…

Tentang sebuah perspektif yang perlu kita ketahui untuk memastikan apakah kita berada pada kondisi mental yang sehat agar mampu hidup secara utuh sebagai manusia. Pembahasan tentang kesehatan mental rasanya sedang menjamur dibanyak tempat. Psikoedukasi, campaign, maupun webinar-webinar tersebar luas di media sosial. Hampir semua narasi membawakan bahasan yang berkaitan dengan…

You don’t mind making enemies When your opinion differs from another person’s, you need to put them down by shaming, teasing, showing hatred towards, or forcefully persuading them to think and do like you. It’s your way or the highway. …

Casting the light onto various interpretations of research makes for a healthy debate. However, it benefits no one if we amplify only one view of a topic that is more nuanced and complex in reality. This is especially true with the subject of youth and social media. — This is a repost. The original article appeared in THINK magazine. Mainstream media headlines such as‘Social Media Creating ‘Instant Loneliness’ for teenagers’ and ‘Loneliness: An Epidemic In The Making?’ more often than not create moral panics and instil a sense of doom.All too often research and policy looks at risks…

People feel the urge to speak and interact with others throughout their lives and receive support. This aid has immense capacity to sustain people’s survival, help them cope more smoothly with stressful circumstances, and acquire problem-solving abilities for different stages of life. Having a network of relatives and friends to…

The American Lifestyle: Mental Health Declination and Lack of Sleep Every day, we wake up in the morning groggy, tired, and irritated, grudgingly stomping to the bathroom. Half-asleep and barely functioning, we immediately notice the dark, heavy bags under our eyes, the redness surrounding our irritated pupils, the brown crust…

15.01.2021: As the now third national lockdown continues in the UK, it has been hard to avoid this being at the forefront of my thoughts and reflections this week as the Lead for Psychologically Informed Environments (PIE) at the national youth homeless charity Centrepoint. As I have connected (now back…