Other Stuff

I don’t just write books (they take ages). Here you can find a selection of my journalism, essays and lectures.

  • Why we need to move the mental health conversation beyond ‘stigma’

    June 2019, HuffPost

    MORE DETAILS

  • Why what we think we know about schizophrenia is wrong

    May 2019, The Guardian Books

    MORE DETAILS

  • The Mind in the Media

    March 2017, BBC Radio 4

    MORE DETAILS
  • On a wing and a prayer

    On a wing and a prayer

    April 2015, The Guardian Weekend

    MORE DETAILS
  • Rules of Engagment

    Rules of Engagement

    November 2014, The New York Times

    MORE DETAILS
  • TEDx Logo

    TEDx Talk

    November 2014, Bath

    MORE DETAILS
  • Why you should ignore superlatives on book jackets

    Why you should ignore the superlatives on book jackets

    July 2014, The Guardian

    MORE DETAILS
  • My Hero: Malala Yousafzai

    My Hero: Malala Yousafzai

    January 2014, The Guardian

    MORE DETAILS
  • Mental health care: Where did it all go so wrong?

    Mental health care: where did it all go so wrong?

    January 2014, The Guardian

    MORE DETAILS
    • This Book Will Change Your Mind

    ‘A hard-hitting and thoughtful account of contemporary mental-health practices'

    The Sunday Times