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Can You Really Control Your Mental Health From Your Gut?

When To Trust Your Gut Instinct (& When To Ignore It)

The Very Real Problem With Calling People ‘Needy’

Anatomy Of A Heartbreak: Why Does It Physically Hurt?

Losing You is a weeklong series investigating heartbreak. According to Facebook data, 11th December is the most popular day for couples to break up. S

by Eleanor Morgan

Uncharted Bodies

What Causes PMDD? Yeah, They Don’t Know

Disrupted sleep, anxiety, tearfulness, irritability, breast tenderness, food cravings, fatigue, bloating, headaches, brain fog, clumsiness: these are just

by Eleanor Morgan

Sharing Mental Health Memes Is Making Things Worse, Not Better

Richard Dawkins was the first person to float the term ‘meme’. In his 1976 book The Selfish Gene, the controversial evolutionary biologist wrot

by Eleanor Morgan

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The Physical Pandemic: What Has The Last Year Done To Our Bodies?

Some months ago, my friend and I began sharing images that have become known as Our Agonies. We documented our letting-ourselves-go outfits: tracksuit bott

by Eleanor Morgan

Even Moderate Drinking Is Damaging Our Health, So Why Do We Do It?

During lockdown, Georgie Hodge* turned her front garden into a ‘pub’. Neighbours would come with their own glasses and sit in spaced out chairs

by Eleanor Morgan

Sorry, Not Everyone You Dislike Is A Narcissist

Who do you picture when you see the word ‘narcissist‘? Your ex? A friend’s ex? Your mother-in-law? A colleague? That writer on Twitter who is

by Eleanor Morgan

When Women Get Called 'Sensitive' It's Not A Compliment, But It S...

The following is an extract from Eleanor Morgan's new book, Hormonal: A Conversation About Women's Bodies, Mental Health And Why We Need To Be He

by Eleanor Morgan

What Happened After My First Panic Attack

The below is an extract from British author and journalist Eleanor Morgan's new book, Anxiety for Beginners. Part investigation, part memoir, it's

by Eleanor Morgan