Late Motherhood and why it’s okay
The news that Meghan Markle – the Duchess of Sussex – is expecting her first child at age 37 has sparked a conversation on late motherhood. More than ever, women are choosing to have children…
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Is this the solution to loneliness?
A recent study conducted by the Office for National Statistics found that one in 20 adults always feels lonely. This might come as a surprise since we live in a world where we are more…
DIY guide to brighten up your winter blues
The subject of mental health in the UK is once again colouring this morning’s headlines. A government pledge to offer better mental-health services and support to schools has been announced, assuring a maximum waiting-time of…
A psychedelic renaissance: a trip out of depression
New findings have been revealed by Imperial College’s Psychedelic Research Group last month, suggesting the therapeutic potential of Magic Mushrooms to treat depression. How does it work? Isn’t it dangerous? Are we going full circle…
Don’t shave; it’s Movember
We are only halfway through November, so there’s still time for you to join the tide and grow the moustache. If you have been seeing a lot of ‘moustrachey’ men around, it is not a…
Death by cocaine rises to all time high, so why is everyone still taking it?
Words: Leanne Hall | Subbing: Ainaa Mashrique London is known as the Capital of cocaine in Europe. The Daily Mail recorded that an estimated 700,000 people in Britain took the class A drug last year….
Tyson Fury: The Most Misunderstood Champion
Despite Tyson Fury’s controversial, crude and over exaggerated character, has his personal issues allowed his outlandish persona to be understood? Reporter: Alex Zendra Tyson Fury, the unconventional, weird, outrageous British boxer who accomplished an unlikely…
An investigation into self-help books: Does it advise with mental health illnesses?
Reporter: Lateefa Farah Sub-Editor: Gabby Espinet In my previous article, Do Self-Help Books really Help, we came to the conclusion it was a source of useful words and phrases that would stick to us…
Transformative creations: How art helps overcome depression and despair
As the national conversation around mental health begins to finally take hold, Voice of London discovers how one young woman overcame depression and the loss of a loved one to cancer through creating art. Reporter: Anisha Chowdhury…