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May 13, 2019 Education / health / mental health / Music / psychology / Science / Uncategorized / wellness

The cello: what’s not to love?

What is it about the cello that people find so appealing?

The cello can be an antidote to anxiety.
April 19, 2019 Education / health / mental health / Music / psychology / Uncategorized

Music and mental health: the cello

Some say the cello can be a powerful antidote to anxiety.

April 9, 2019 Film / health / history / literature / Philosophy / Science

Weekend reading: brain sex; film studies; and awareness campaigns

A regular series highlighting a few recent articles relating to mental health.

The ethical responsibility of a writer in the digital age
March 20, 2019 blogging / health / Media / mental health / Philosophy / psychology / Uncategorized

The ethics of writing about mental health in the digital age

Given the ease of google-diagnosis and dissemination of (mis) information, live streaming, digital bubbles and trolling, is there a special need for respect or sensitivity when writing about mental health?

March 7, 2019 health / Philosophy / Science / Uncategorized

Weekend reading: existentialism; nootropics; and sleep

A regular series highlighting a few recent articles relating to mental health.

Rosella Room mental health blog: Paint it black - or should that be blue?
February 20, 2019 health / history / mental health / psychology / Science / Uncategorized / wellness

Paint it black – or should that be blue?

I’m intrigued by the notion that mental health conditions might influence colour preferences. Is it true that those inclined towards melancholia prefer the colour blue? What about everybody else?

Rosella Room mental health blog reports on questionable remedies
November 23, 2018 health / mental health / Uncategorized / wellness

Quack Report: yoni eggs, essential oils, and depression

Gwenyth Paltrow’s so-called wellness business was hit with fines for deceptive marketing of products that she claimed would address depression and other ailments.

First story in a new series on charlatans in the mental health world.

November 16, 2018 health / mental health / Uncategorized

What colour is schizophrenia?

Sometimes the health advocacy world feels like an elite club. Psychotic conditions are excluded from membership – no colours, no ribbons, no champions and no campaign. If there is an awareness campaign, its nigh on invisible in Australia. Is schizophrenia still locked in the attic?

November 9, 2018 health / mental health / Uncategorized

Weekend reading: SuziQ, psychosis, and werewolves

A regular series highlighting a few recent articles relating to mental health.

November 8, 2018 health / literature / mental health

Book Review: The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer

5 out of 5. Read our review!

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