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Dr Janina Scarlet: How superhero stories aid recovery from mental health issues

Dr Janina Scarlet: How superhero stories aid recovery from mental health issues

by Yasmin Wakefield | Jun 2, 2023 | Mind

Many people turn to fiction to read about the things they are going through. Whether it’s their sexuality, their relationship, or their mental health, books can prove to be a valuable mirror for what’s going on in the real world, and our own lives. BLOT spoke to Dr...
Think piece: Do mentally ill murderers stigmatise people with mental health disorders?

Think piece: Do mentally ill murderers stigmatise people with mental health disorders?

by Shani Lim | Jun 1, 2023 | Mind

As society’s understanding and acceptance of mental health disorders continues to grow, is it time for crime writers to retire the trope of mentally ill murderers? From alcoholic detectives to homicidal murderers and victims with amnesia, crime fiction is a genre full...
Helpful or harmful? The representation of depression in fiction

Helpful or harmful? The representation of depression in fiction

by Yasmin Wakefield | Jun 1, 2023 | longer reads, Mind

Depression lies at the centre of some of the world’s most loved novels, from The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath to Gail Honeyman’s Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, readers can delve into the inner workings of someone else’s mind, or be hit with the realisation...
Escaping into fiction: The therapeutic power of listening to stories

Escaping into fiction: The therapeutic power of listening to stories

by Arthur Barratt | May 30, 2023 | Mind, ReadForYourMind Campaign

Storytelling is as old as mankind itself. Long before the Sumerians were writing down The Epic of Gilgamesh on their clay tablets 4,000 years ago, people have been gathering round the fire to tell long-forgotten tales. These stories helped us to understand the world...
Meredith, Alone author Claire Alexander: Why fiction about mental health is important

Meredith, Alone author Claire Alexander: Why fiction about mental health is important

by Arthur Barratt | May 27, 2023 | Mind

Claire Alexander is a freelance journalist and author from Scotland. Her first novel, Meredith, Alone, was published in June 2022. The story follows Meredith Maggs, a middle-aged woman who hasn’t left her house in 1,214 days, due to a culmination of a lifetime of...
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