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Image A: the Burnt Toast, Sweet Tea logo Video A: the Burnt Toast, Sweet Tea logo Hello, everyone! Check this out! I created this cute and cosy logo using the Canva app. I just LOVE it! As a treat, I want to share with you the other logos I designed that didn't make the final cut with brief explanations as to why I like them but why they ultimately didn't suceed. Image B: This was the temporary logo and I have posted this on the website and on our Instagram, but since I only

Image A: pills being distributed out of a bottle into a hand Week 8 - Genes are not our destiny. Explain using addiction as an example. A study conducted by Enoch (2013) investigated the influence of the GABRA2 gene and childhood trauma on addiction vulnerability, in a sample of African American men (N=635). The GABRA2 gene is one of the ionotropic receptors which relates to behavioural disorders, including substance dependence. In the present study, childhood trauma had the

Image A: colourful abstract shapes Week 7 - What is known about epigenetic effects of the rearing environment on mental health? Extensive epidemiological studies suggest that adult disease risk is associated with adverse environmental conditions early in development. In the mid-to-late 2000s, the mechanisms behind these relationships were unclear, but it was hypothesised that epigenetic dysregulation was involved. By 2013, DNA methylation emerged as a potential mechanism for

Week 6 - Which models can explain the role of gene-environment interaction in mental health? Gene-environment interactions (GxE) are situations where genetic influences on behaviour depend on the environment. The impact of a genotype on disorder risk is different in people with different environmental exposure. These types of interactions are hypothesised by the diathesis-stress framework, which implies that genetic vulnerability interacts with life stressors to trigger ment

Image A: an adult man with a group of children standing on rocks on a river stream Week 5 - What are possible implications of gene-environment correlation (rGE) for prevention and treatment of mental health problems? There are three types of genotype-environment correlation (rGE), which are passive, evocative, and active. The existence of rGE raises two possible implications - one being the relationship between psychosocial risk factors and psychiatric outcomes is confounded

Image A: colourful corals Week 4 - What are polygenic (risk) scores and how can they be used in mental health research? A polygenic risk score (PRS) is a number that explains your disease risk based on your genes. The scores are calculated using many single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the same time. These numbers are based on variation in multiple genetic loci and their associated weights. Polygenic risk scores have become the standard for quantifying polygenic risk i

Image A: woman surrounded by purple balloons. Week 3 - What is the role of DNA variations in individual differences in mental health? APOE 4 is one of the most well-established genetic risk factors; carriers of the APOE 4 allele have an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and cardiovascular disease. Previous studies have found direct associations between APOE 4 and impairment/ decline of cognitive function, e.g., executive functioning, verbal memory/

Image A: eldery man and child celebrating winning a marathon, people running in the background. Week 2 - How have twin studies contributed to our understanding of aetiology of mental health? Plomin et al. (2016) describe the Top 10 replicated findings from behavioural genetics - a cause for celebration in pychology! Big and counterintuitive findings start to change the psychological perspective about the origins of individual differences in behaviour. This blog focuses on fi

Signing off, burnt toast, sweet tea;

Image A: eldery woman, adult, and child playing table tennis together. Week 1 - Which family factors can contribute to intergenerational transmission of mental health? It is commonly known that offspring of individuals with mental illness are at a greater risk of developing mental illness themselves. For context, the patterns of intergenerational transmission of mental health problems are unclear, so let's dive into the present study. Hancock et al. (2013) examined mental he

Ingredients Garlic  Dried Garcinia (if NA, use spoonful of tamarind soup base)  Thai ginger Chicken  Salt Fish sauce / oyster sauce / soy sauce   Chicken powder  Pineapple  Tomato / Cherry Tomatoes Courgette Celery Spring onion  Fresh jalapeño Stink weed (if NA, use coriander)  Sugar Method Into the frying pan, fry garlic at 7. Into the pot, fill up with water and turn the heat to 8. Wait until small bubbles form, then add Thai ginger and brown spice pods. Brown spice pods ca

This film makes me sick. I had a manic episode trying to watch this film on mute and letting my Spotify autoplay. This is how I processed the intense emotions I had to the point where my communication with people became vague and unclear. I had the sickest feeling in my stomach that I was going to become like Harry, I could never in a million years be him. Harry Potter. It took me 22 years to watch the Harry Potter movies. I held out for hope the entire time praying for Hermi

Distracted from it all day How much it hurt All my days are the same I'm not going out Feel like a teenager again Signing off, burnt toast sweet tea;

This is actually the most perfect version of Angie's egg fried rice Recipe makes 2 servings Ingredients: 150g jasmine rice 2 eggs 1/2 brown onion (diced) 2 or 3 garlic cloves (minced)  125g mixed veggies (from frozen) Butter Seasame oil  Soy sauce  Oyster sauce  Method: Cook 1 cup of rice and leave in the fridge for at least 2 hours, but preferably overnight.  Use a medium heat. Add a teaspoon of butter into a large frying pan/wok and wait for it to sizzle. Crack 2 eggs into

imagine the wind softly blowing through my hair and the sun setting whilst i'm looking out a cottage bay window then jumping out of the window and landing my feet in a flowerbed. then i'd run out into the grassy field and twirl across the entire field until I get dizzy. i'll sink to the ground and see my lover in the distance, carrying a blanket under his arm, and two glasses of wine in each hand Signing off, burnt toast, sweet tea;

Learn how to make Angie's creamy chicken pesto pasta right here. This is an AI generated image. Now that you have your readers' attention, let them know right from the start that the recipe has been tried and tested. Share a quote from one of your happy readers who have tried the recipe out for themselves. You can always add in the quote later once you receive comments from readers, like this: The best pasta I've had in years. Thank you! – Mia Kingston All of the above is ind

29 April 2025 at 05:19 hometown. Love wins. L all the way.

My body shut down on me I was so scared Borderline sleep paralysis, legitimately sleep paranoia Alarms rang in my head It felt so realistic Like I was inhaling smoke in a fire On the outside you wouldn't even be able to tell I get quiet I suffer in silence For 40 seconds? 4 seconds? Hard to tell I sleep next to my mum every night We say it's because she needs me, but I still get scared to sleep in my own room I thought I was going to die I snapped out of it and everything was

I love building in the Sims 4, my favourite thing to do is renovating existing builds in the game and I also dabble in building houses from scratch. I will always choose build mode over creating a sim or playing the actual game. You're gonna now see pictures of my favourite build ever, I built it 4 years ago (yes, as in actually 4 years ago) and it's the house I've improved upon over and over the most. The foundation of the house! This picture is dated 07-16-21 Here's where i

I am Cambodian but I was born in London, England; 22 years ago. My religious beliefs are meant to be private however if you want to know, then I do practice Theravada Buddhism. There is one missing part of my history that I would love to share with anyone who is intrigued about my grandparents' lives. My grandfather's name got lost in the archives, his name was Pak Samay Mensana. In Khmer, we use the term 'Lok Ta' when talking about a grandfather. During the Khmer Rouge regim