DR Neha Sharma

There is a kind of loneliness that doesn’t come from being alone — it comes from being surrounded by people, yet still feeling unseen. For many migrants and culturally diverse individuals, the search for belonging is not about attention, but about safety, understanding, and identity.

This book did not begin as an intention to publish. It emerged slowly, from a question that has accompanied my work across neuroscience, psychology, therapeutics, and lived clinical experience: why do certain patterns of response, regulation, and meaning-making feel deeply personal and consistent, yet remain difficult to articulate within existing scientific frameworks alone? Over time, I became increasingly aware of a gap. Contemporary science has given us powerful tools to explain...

The growing burden of mental ill-health, chronic stress, and physical inactivity has intensified interest in scalable, community-based wellbeing interventions. Digital programmes that integrate movement and mental-health support are increasingly visible; however, robust, real-world datasets examining sustained daily engagement remain limited. This research note summarises key insights from the Move2Thrive dataset, generated through a 12-week digital community programme delivered under the...