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Welcome to Fabien Littel's personal site and blog


May 17, 20230 min read


Prozac, therapy, and Eurovision: 5 reasons why embracing the song contest is good for you
This year's Eurovision Song Contest's grand final takes place just before the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. Coincidence? Well,...
May 9, 20235 min read


Overthinking or thinking it over? Is there a good side to rumination?
Rumination, besides its original meaning related to animal digestion, is traditionally related to depression, and refers to the act of...
Jan 23, 20234 min read


How to support your LGBTQ+ friends and colleagues during the World Cup (and Why)
An email exchange yesterday, with what started as a passing comment about views and perceptions on the upcoming World Cup made me realise...
Nov 16, 20224 min read


Experiences of moral conflict in the Defence industry: Interview insights
As part of my recently completed MSc in Organisational Psychology, I conducted a research project, for which I decided to study how...
Nov 13, 20229 min read


Re-published: National Inclusion Week: What does inclusion mean in late 2022?
Foreword: I initially wrote this article in September 2022 for National Inclusion Week. As is often the case after sharing an article, a...
Sep 29, 20226 min read


Self-censorship, taboos and corporate discourse: how freely do we really speak?
My current research on the discourse of morality and moral conflicts in the defence industry, alongside other conversations I have had...
Aug 14, 20226 min read

My career soundtrack: 8 songs which accompanied my working life
We usually associate music, particularly popular music, with leisure time, relaxing, partying, or just escapism. It often stands in...
Jul 11, 20227 min read


Morality & Me - Episode 4: On burning out... and rebuilding
On this journey through my career, looking at the ways in which matters of morality have played a part, I have so far shared stories and...
May 10, 20227 min read


Mental Health at Work blog: My mental health journey across the Channel
I am very proud to have been given an opportunity to contribute to the Mental Health at Work website, through writing a blog about my...
Mar 11, 20221 min read


2021 - The year I grew up
Like many, I like to take a moment towards the end of the year, and look back at what happened during the past 12 months, usually with a...
Dec 18, 20217 min read


Life on pause : 24 hours of wait, work, and worry...
We all start every working day with the knowledge that we will be balancing the requirements of the job and attention we devote to it...
Nov 4, 202110 min read


Mental Health in an Unequal World - A privileged perspective
The theme for this year's World Mental Health Day is "Mental health in an unequal world", reflecting the many divisions and inequalities...
Oct 10, 20217 min read


Break-in at breakfast: instincts, conflicts and forensics
Monday mornings aren't typically the most relaxing time of the week for anyone. On this specific Monday, my daily round of conference...
Oct 1, 20215 min read


Van Gogh - Beyond the brush strokes
A couple of weeks ago, on a short weekend retreat to central London, we took the opportunity to visit the Van Gogh Alive exhibition in...
Sep 10, 20215 min read


Mental health: a different kind of coming out
The discussions and interventions in support of people’s mental health have encouragingly gathered pace and importance in the past few...
Aug 30, 20217 min read
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