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2 weeks ago | 
psychreg.org | Howard Diamond
2 Reading Time: 4 minutesAs winter moves into spring and March becomes April, mental illness is evolving into mental health – or perhaps, mental wellness. At this point in time, the first two come as nature adapts, while the last one remains a constant struggle. From the song “Sunrise, Sunset” in the musical Fiddler on the Roof, we sing, “Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers”. Mental illness to mental health will not happen overnight, but my hope is that it will happen.
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1 month ago | 
psychreg.org | Maxwell E. Guttman |Emma Carlisle |Lena Avery |Howard Diamond
2 Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is the title of the first chapter of my new book, Untangling: A Memoir of Psychoanalysis. It’s a legitimate question. I suspect it’s at the back of the minds of everyone I’ve told that I’ve been psychoanalysed. Twice, actually. My first at age twenty-eight and my second much later in life, each lasting the better part of a decade. I didn’t set out to spend two thousand hours on the couch and a tenth of my life’s earnings on it.
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1 month ago | 
psychreg.org | Maxwell E. Guttman |Emma Carlisle |Lena Avery |Howard Diamond
43 Reading Time: 5 minutesThis is the title of the first chapter of my new book, Untangling: A Memoir of Psychoanalysis. It’s a legitimate question. I suspect it’s at the back of the minds of everyone I’ve told that I’ve been psychoanalysed. Twice, actually: my first at age twenty-eight and my second much later in my life, each lasting the better part of a decade. I didn’t set out to spend two thousand hours on the couch and a tenth of my life’s earnings on it.
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1 month ago | 
psychreg.org | Maxwell E. Guttman |Emma Carlisle |Lena Avery |Howard Diamond
1 Reading Time: 2 minutesTeam GB Olympic weightlifter Emily Campbell has launched the “Make Britain Stronger” campaign, aiming to encourage the nation to incorporate strength training into their weekly routines. Speaking at the Active Uprising conference on 6 March at the QEII Centre in Westminster, Campbell emphasised the importance of strength training for overall health. She highlighted that such exercises are accessible to everyone, regardless of age or fitness level.
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1 month ago | 
psychreg.org | Maxwell E. Guttman |Emma Carlisle |Lena Avery |Howard Diamond
1 Reading Time: 2 minutesIn the picturesque expanse of the English Lake District National Park, psychologist Janet Nuttall is spearheading a housing initiative that intertwines modern living with personal well-being. Drawing from a multifaceted career that spans airline cabin crew roles, positions within the Home Office, art gallery ownership, and leadership in housing development, Nuttall embodies adaptability and resilience.
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1 month ago | 
psychreg.org | Maxwell E. Guttman |Emma Carlisle |Lena Avery |Howard Diamond
1 Reading Time: 3 minutesA Cambridge medical student has lauded her mentor, Dr Alexander Hamilton, a consultant psychiatrist at St Andrew’s Healthcare, for his exceptional dedication to teaching, which has inspired her to consider specialising in mental health. Jing Wang, 23, a final-year medical student at the University of Cambridge, shadowed Dr Hamilton during a clinical placement.
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1 month ago | 
psychreg.org | Maxwell E. Guttman |Julian Carter |Lena Avery |Howard Diamond
1 Reading Time: 2 minutesI have lived in two worlds: the one everyone sees and another that flickers just beneath the surface. For years, I was told my visions and voices were nothing but symptoms, things to be silenced or ignored. But I have come to understand that what I see is not brokenness. It is connection. It is truth. And in that truth, I found my purpose. It began with my art. I painted what I saw: intricate, luminous webs stretching between all living things, pulsing with quiet energy.
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1 month ago | 
psychreg.org | Maxwell E. Guttman |Julian Carter |Ellen Diamond |Howard Diamond
2 Reading Time: 3 minutesA Northampton resident, who left his IT career due to severe anxiety, has credited a local social prescribing service for helping him regain hope and purpose. Mark, 54, a lifelong Northampton resident, has battled mental health issues since his teenage years. In 2020, his escalating anxiety led him to make a drastic decision. “I had been working in a computer programming role, and I just hated it,” he shared.
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2 months ago | 
psychreg.org | Julian Carter |Ellen Diamond |Maxwell E. Guttman |Howard Diamond
2 Reading Time: 3 minutesWhat does recovery truly mean? For a long time, I didn’t know what it really meant to me. When you have a severe mental health diagnosis, a chronic illness, functional impairments, or are considered low-functioning by clinical standards, the concept of recovery can feel abstract, even unattainable.
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2 months ago | 
psychreg.org | Samantha Green |Tim Williamson |Howard Diamond |Blair Nicole
1 Reading Time: 4 minutesDepression has a way of creeping in slowly, like fog rolling over a familiar landscape. One day, you’re managing, functioning, convincing yourself that things aren’t that bad. And then, without realising it, you’ve lost touch with the person you used to be. You stop answering messages. You don’t even pretend to care about things you once loved. Maybe you’ve let work slip. Maybe you’re barely eating. Maybe you’ve thought about disappearing altogether. This isn’t just a bad phase.
