In order to assist potential ISCHP bloggers with their submissions the following guidance is provided:
- The ISCHP Blog Editors and Blog Commissioning Editors are keen to receive preliminary proposals for blog submissions so that feedback and guidance can be provided in the development stage.
- Blog submissions are subject to peer review by the Blog Editors and will only be posted if they are focused on subjects that have relevance for critical health research and are aligned with ISCHP’s principles.
- The ideal blog post is around 500 words (up to 800 words) and is accompanied by one or two images that are open-access and without any copyright material included.
- Blog posts will be allocated a publication slot dependent on their topic and what other posts are planned. The Blog Editors are responsible for scheduling posts.
- The ISCHP Executive Committee has tasked the Blog Editorial Team with ensuring that blog posts meet the aims and principles of ISCHP. If a submission does not meet these criteria, then a Blog Editor will get in touch with the author to advise and discuss this decision. We recommend that all new blog contributors/authors take a look at this post for additional guidance on critical health psychology perspectives.
If you are interested to write a blogpost, see more at Why write a blog post?
Blog Editors
Read more about the Blog Editors here
See details of the Blog Commissioning Editors on the ISCHP Committee page
Looking Beyond “Good” and “Bad” Care: Using Feminist Relational Discourse Analysis in the Emergency Department
Written by Bella van Hattum and Tracy Morison. Emergency Departments often face challenges in addressing the emotional and physical needs of patients experiencing threatened miscarriage. Although these encounters are prioritised lower clinically, the relational complexities and emotional labour in providing care under constraints are significant. This blog reports on recent research exploring these complexities using…
From wandering wombs to reproductive control: Why women’s health was never (and is never) neutral
Written by Emily Young. This blog explores how sexism in contemporary healthcare can be traced to the historical origins of Western medicine. Emily argues that the marginalisation of women’s bodies is not an accident of modern medicine, but a feature of its foundations.
Abortion Accompaniment as Reproductive Justice: Rethinking Care on the Island of Ireland
This blog written by Anna Theresa Schmid explores the concept of abortion accompaniment, shifting the perspective from an individual experience to communal support. It highlights how communal care transforms abortion into a shared process, challenges stigma, and promotes reproductive justice through relational practices that foster trust and collective empowerment.
Puberty blockers: why politicians overriding doctors sets a dangerous precedent
Written by Jaimie Veale.
The government’s ban on puberty blockers for gender-affirming care marks a troubling shift: politicians are now making decisions that should sit with clinicians working alongside young people and their families or whānau.
From early career to lifetime achievement: Winners of the 2025 ISCHP Career Awards
Written by Gareth Treharne. At this year’s 14th Biennial International Society of Critical Health Psychology (ISCHP) in Galway in July, a range of outstanding critical health psychology scholars were recognised at the 2025 ISCHP Career Awards ceremony. Read more about their work in this blog.
Reflexivity: How to actually do it
Written by Tracy Morison. Let’s be honest: reflexivity is one of the most overused and under-explained terms in qualitative research. We all say we’re being reflexive—often in a neat little paragraph in the methodology section—but what does that actually look like in practice? This post is a practical (and hopefully honest) attempt to answer that…
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