Short-form video doesn’t have to be noisy to be effective. For mental health and wellness brands, Reels work best when they are ethical, accessible, and paced for the nervous system. This guide gathers practical Reel ideas—complete with language you can use—that educate, normalise, and invite gentle action without making clinical claims. Whether you’re a therapist,Continue reading “Reel Ideas for Mental Health Brands (That Educate, Engage, and Feel Safe)”
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Same Symptoms, Different Brains: What a New MRI Study Means for Depression Care
For years, we’ve talked about depression as if it were one thing — with a standard checklist of symptoms and a trial-and-error path through treatment. A powerful new study challenges that idea in a big way. Using thousands of MRI scans from the UK Biobank, researchers found that people who share the same symptoms —Continue reading “Same Symptoms, Different Brains: What a New MRI Study Means for Depression Care”
Gaslighting vs. Compassionate Communication: The Impact of Our Words
Today we understand better than before how language can subtly influence mental health. Gaslighting tactics which invalidate people’s emotions represent harmful behaviours that create permanent emotional damage. Respectful communication establishes trust and understanding between people while nurturing empathy. This article illustrates the differences between everyday words used in gaslighting and polite words used in respectfulContinue reading “Gaslighting vs. Compassionate Communication: The Impact of Our Words”
On Narcissism and Codependency
Match made in hell In a relentless and often uncompromising pursuit of perfection and admiration through various methods of enhancing one’s self-image, the narcissist (person with Narcissistic Personality Disorder) inevitably feels drawn towards those who exhibit codependent traits: they maintain and boost the narcissist’s self-image, providing narcissistic supply, as well as enabling their toxic waysContinue reading “On Narcissism and Codependency”
Lifting the veil on Depersonalisation/Derealisation Disorder
Have you ever had a feeling that the world around you is unreal or unfamiliar, that living is like navigating the dream world, that there’s a veil between you and the rest of the world, or that you are an external observer of your own mental processes or body sensations? Perhaps you felt detached fromContinue reading “Lifting the veil on Depersonalisation/Derealisation Disorder”
Creating a Successful Social Media Strategy
Knowing the components of an effective, successful social media strategy is vital for any art company or artist who has rightly acknowledged the value of building a strong digital presence. 1. Define Your Brand Purpose and Mission Statement Who are you? Your brand purpose should be expressed clearly and should guide all your social mediaContinue reading “Creating a Successful Social Media Strategy”
Embracing Change: Video Content on Instagram and Tips for the Art World
As you may have heard, Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, has recently announced that Instagram will start leaning into (to use his exact words) video content more in order to stay relevant and compete with or, as some may say, emulate, another particularly popular social media platform, TikTok. I will ponder these news mainlyContinue reading “Embracing Change: Video Content on Instagram and Tips for the Art World”
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