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When ‘get well soon’ doesn’t cut it
| Kristin HohenadelSteven Pocock
When loved ones are seriously ill, we can hide behind dishonest platitudes or struggle to find the words. Meet the woman working to fix how we speak to sick people.
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Pain and the power of activism
| Jaipreet VirdiAnne Howeson
Today, women with endometriosis have more access to better information than ever before. Jaipreet Virdi applauds the shared stories, online communities and self-help books empowering women in pain.
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Reversing the psychiatric gaze
| Leah Sidi
Nineteenth-century psychiatrists were keen to categorise their patients’ illnesses reductively – by their physical appearance. But we can see a far more complex picture of mental distress, revealed by those patients able to express their inner worlds in art.