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Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts champions reading your way to better mental health
I was so thrilled to see an article on the Music News page this week, in which Girls Aloud star Nicola Roberts discusses the benefits of...

Tom Robinson
Mar 5, 20213 min read
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'Death with a heartbeat': Horse & Hound magazine covers my horrific battle with mental illness
I'm so thrilled that people are picking up on what I'm trying to achieve through my writing, and all of the mental health messages that...

Tom Robinson
Mar 1, 20213 min read
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Genius and madness: Are they really related?
There was an article in the Guardian on Monday about the famous Norwegian artist Edvard Munch, whose painting 'The Scream' has become one...

Tom Robinson
Feb 26, 20213 min read
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Why practices like LGBT conversion therapy are dangerous and have a negative impact on mental health
There was an article in The Independent on Saturday written by a member of the gay community, who has bravely spoken out against LGBT...

Tom Robinson
Feb 22, 20213 min read
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Isolation and lack of work/life balance cited as factors in poor mental health rates by U.K farmers
I wasn't going to write about farmers again until I'd watched the 'Under the Soil' documentary that was mentioned on a recent Countryfile...

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Feb 20, 20213 min read
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Severe mental illness prioritised in Covid 19 vaccine rollout
In contrast to the terrible news I mentioned yesterday and the difficult and distressing subjects that I often discuss on this site,...

Tom Robinson
Feb 17, 20214 min read
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Nicole Phelps reveals her fears about losing husband Michael to depression
It is with shock and sadness that I am writing this post this morning, because almost as soon as I'd finished yesterday's article about...

Tom Robinson
Feb 16, 20214 min read
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The benefits of hugging and how to treat people in mental pain
I am very conscious of the fact that I am covering some very difficult and distressing topics while writing daily on the subject of...

Tom Robinson
Feb 12, 20214 min read
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Farmers and mental health; why they need our support and focus
Last Sunday I happened to turn on the TV just as a report about mental health in the farming community was being aired. The weekly,...

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Feb 11, 20214 min read
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Psychiatric medications: Are they being prescribed too readily?
I read an article in The Telegraph on Saturday which highlights the potential problems we are now facing as a result of increased...

Tom Robinson
Feb 10, 20213 min read
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General Sir Patrick Saunders opens up and urges others to seek help with mental health
There was an article in The Mail Online last week, in which an Army general revealed the problems he faced in relation to his own mental...

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Feb 9, 20213 min read
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Another heartbreaking loss for the racing world
I read a heart-rending article in The Telegraph last weekend which highlights the devastation felt by those left behind after a loved one...

Tom Robinson
Feb 5, 20214 min read
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What have we learned from Caroline Flack's tragic death?
Caroline Flack was a well known English television and radio presenter, who tragically took her own life last year - she was just forty...

Tom Robinson
Feb 2, 20213 min read
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Supporting your child's mental well-being through the pandemic
This week is Children's Mental Health Week so I have therefore decided that my first post should be written around this topic to spread...

Tom Robinson
Feb 1, 20213 min read
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Why is Lockdown 3 the hardest yet and what can we do to help ourselves?
It seems that even those who usually have the sunniest dispositions are being affected by these long periods of confinement. This makes...

Tom Robinson
Jan 30, 20213 min read
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Mental health issues in horse racing and other equestrian disciplines
While riding out one morning recently, a friend brought up the conversation of mental health problems within the horse racing community....

Tom Robinson
Jan 29, 20213 min read
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Bipolar Disorder: A gift or a curse?
Bipolar Disorder, previously known as manic depression is an illness in which the sufferer contends with extremes of mood that are beyond...

Tom Robinson
Jan 28, 20214 min read
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What can we do to support people in mental crisis?
There was an article in the Mail Online two days ago detailing how a young girl was saved by a sympathetic and quick thinking stranger...

Tom Robinson
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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Will Young's anguish at inquest into brother's suicide
Last year Rupert Young the brother of Will Young (the famous singer and actor) lost his life, he was only 41. Rupert struggled for many...

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Jan 26, 20212 min read
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Remembering Zoe
About three months ago there was a tragic road accident in which a young mother and three of her children sadly lost their lives. They...

Tom Robinson
Jan 24, 20212 min read
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