RECENT PUBLICATIONS & MEDIA
SHONA SPEAKS TO DR NAOMI MURPHY AND DAVID JONES FOR THE LOCKED UP LIVING PODCAST
May 2022
Shona was invited to speak with Dr Naomi Murphy and David Jones about the ongoing research into emptiness for the Locked Up Living Podcast. They discuss what we know so far about emptiness, the ongoing project, how emptiness relates to distress and the relevance of this work to people living in restricted environments.
CASSIE DONEY WRITES ABOUT EMPTINESS FOR THE WELLCOME COLLECTION
March 2022
Journalist and expert by experience Cassie Doney writes powerfully about her own experiences of emptiness and the ongoing work by Shona Herron and Fabio Sani, in this article for The Wellcome Collection. With interviews with Shona and Fabio as well as original artwork by James Albon.
AFTERNOON DRIVE WITH JOHN MAYTHAM - CAPE TALK RADIO
August 2021
Lead Researcher Shona Joyce Herron was interviewed live on Cape Talk Radio, about the ongoing work of the project.
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Shona speaks to John about how common emptiness is, it's transdiagnostic qualities and the link between emptiness and suicide.
MANY OF US FEEL ‘EMPTY’ – UNDERSTANDING WHAT IT MEANS IS IMPORTANT FOR IMPROVING OUR MENTAL HEALTH
June 2021
This article, published in The Conversation provides a summary of the recent publication by Herron & Sani. The article has now been read by over 60,000 people, and has kick started media interest into understanding emptiness.
UNDERSTANDING THE TYPICAL PRESENTATION OF EMPTINESS: A STUDY OF LIVED-EXPERIENCE
May 2021
In May of this year, our first publication related to the study of emptiness was published in the Journal of Mental Health. The paper describes the four-year research project by Herron & Sani which aimed to answer the question "What does it mean to feel empty?". This paper provides the first ever definition of emptiness created from studying first-person reports.
