Radical Hope
How to give birth to yourself
When does illness become identity, and how do you change the script? A short story.
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🚨 Paid project alert: Help me grow Sanity's reach in the student community
<The deadline to apply for this is now over.> I am keen to work with a student growth manager who will help me expand the reach and subscriber base of Sanity by Tanmoy, my independent mental health journalism platform, in the student community. In this post, you will
Politics
People of no nation
Who are you when no nation claims you? Millions of stateless people navigate life unrecognised by any country. They are the literal citizens of nowhere.
Workplace mental health
Monster
A World Cup winning coach tells me why sport's most sacred trait - mental toughness - is also its most dangerous.
Technology
No, therapy apps won't kill Freud
Freudian psychoanalysis and cognitive behavioural therapy have been at war over the soul of therapy. Can the rise of technology deliver a winner?
Culture
On my sudden love of horror
What in the name of the father, the son, and the holy ghost is happening to me?
Radical Hope
Exorcism
Seventy years ago, my grandaunt was 'possessed' by an evil spirit. The haunting continues all around us.
Updates on Sanity
What Sanity readers are dreaming of
Six readers weigh in on the complex present and ideal future of mental health. Keyword: acceptance.
Culture
It's time to drop suicide from cricket's vocabulary
Suicide cannot be a metaphor to describe (sporting) blunders. The game I love needs to take the lead.
Culture
"It's all in your head": Long Covid raises nightmarish questions about medical gaslighting of women
Long Covid has sparked a culture war between survivors and medical experts over what constitutes 'trustworthy' scientific evidence. This is the story of how it could be disproportionately affecting women, seen through the eyes of a two-time Covid survivor.
Technology
Inside Zoom's big bet on mental health
Drowning in 'Zoom fatigue'? The most iconic company of the work from home age is quietly crafting a different legacy.
Technology
The war for the future of mental health is being fought in schools
The US has seen a boom in demand for student surveillance software to protect children from harmful behaviour. The rest of the world needs to start thinking about its ramifications for our children - and the larger future of mental health.