📖 ‘Every Last Word’

Tamara Ireland Stone Fiction – Young Adult Difficulty Level – Moderate TW: OCD, Depression, Suicide, Self-harm mentions, Ableism I read ‘Every Last Word’ nearly a year ago, but it’s the sort of book that sticks with you forever. Not only does it discuss mental health conditions in a very respectful way, but this book is […]

The Psychology of New Year’s resolutions

New year’s resolutions are far from a modern day invention, with them dating back to the 5th centuary when Romans would make resolutions of good conduct to the gods. Now, around half of all adults make new year’s resolutions, but fewer than 10% manage to keep them for more than a few months, with 80% […]

The Criminal’s Biology

As dooming and pessimistic as it is, crime is an inevitable and ongoing constant in most societies, the causes of which are fairly complex. Whilst we aren’t here to analyse why crime exists and the very philosophy of it, we can very well look at the psychology of criminals, and at theories that may explain […]

📖 ‘The Astonishing Colour of After’

Emily X.R. Pan Fiction – Young Adult Difficulty Level – Moderate TW: Suicide, Depression, Self-harm mentions, Racism If there was one book that I could ever recommend to another person, it would be ‘The Astonishing Colour of After’ by Emily X.R. Pan. When looking towards mental health representation and attempting to understand it in a […]