Is the future of research vegan?

Public health, medicine and vaccines are a hot topic, especially during this pandemic - still ongoing - as I write this post. Is there a vaccine for COVID-19, when, what and how? Science is ever evolving which is a wonderful thing. As long as there is enough funding researchers look for cures for HIV and …

Hidden voices – Family estrangement in adulthood.

Why would I write about estrangement in adulthood? Because I’m shedding a brighter light on my life throughout this blog. I wrote about gaslighting, which is a form of emotional abuse earlier. Way before that I wrote many posts on depression and burnout. One of the factors adding to my depression is the estrangement from …

Mothers & daughters – Is going no-contact the last taboo?

Blood is thicker than water. Isn’t that what is said meaning that family should come first? Or maybe it means that blood shed in battle together forms the strongest bond but that is besides the question of today’s post. What are our cultural views when a family member chooses to cut contact? What if it …

Book & Brain – Can we ‘see’ memories in the brain?

Yesterday I wrote a review of the book ‘Before I go to sleep’ which left me with many questions about memories. How are they formed in your brain, how do we store them and what happens if memories are lost. Memory is the faculty of the brain by which data or information is encoded, stored, …

Book & Brain – Before I go to sleep by SJ Watson.

I wanted to write 'some kind of book review' but honestly, I can’t tell you much about this book without spoiling the experience for you. Every word I say will be too much so I’ll keep the review fairly short. “What are we, if not an accumulation of our memories?”Before I go to sleep, SJ …