“I often read articles on these topics with some scepticism. How can spending time in a forest have a lasting impact on your overall well-being?”
Gloria Morey explores the solace that being in the natural world has given her.
Tag: mental health
Well-being at Oxford: There’s An Imposter (Syndrome) Among Us
“In one of my first classes, our tutor asked us if we felt like we didn’t belong. Most – if not all – of us nodded.”
Ellee Su talks about her experiences with imposter syndrome at Oxford.
A contentious matter: searching for book content warnings
‘they should be there for those who need them, for those who it is a matter of self-preservation not choice.’
Emma Gasson explores the history behind content warnings being applied to literature, and presents her frustrations at why they remain so contentious.
‘Higher, faster, stronger’, but at what cost?
Remembering the Olympics a few weeks on, Jess Steadman reflects on the cost of being an Olympic athelete.
The 1% – Scary Stats
In the latest instalment of her column about autism, The 1%, Meg Hopkins dives into some scary statistics about employment, relationships and sectioning.
Disability Looks Like This: An interview with Tiri Hughes
In the latest instalment of her column, Disability Looks Like This, Ellie Redpath interviews Tiri Hughes, a student and prominent disability activist at Oxford. Artwork by Emer Sukonik
Changing the way we think about psychological disorders
Ben Holden discusses why psychopathology is following in the footsteps of intelligence, and why that’s a good thing.
Illustration by Rosa Bonnin
Disability Looks Like This: On my OCD, fear of plug sockets, and pigeon logic
“If I properly listened to the disorder, I’d wrap everyone I loved in bubble wrap and wrap myself up in it too and put us all in a room with walls and floors made of pillows and make sure we took our vitamins every single day and then maybe I wouldn’t ever have to be anxious again. But even that probably wouldn’t work.”
In the first instalment of her column, Disability Looks Like This, Ellie Redpath explores her experience of OCD and its pervasiveness in her daily life.
The force of habits
Angelina Shcherbakova talks about forming habits and how we can stick to building good ones!
Counting graces
Amrita Shenoy discusses gratitude, and the importance of including it in your routines.