Write for Us Mental Health: Mental Health Blog Guest Post Guidelines

Mental health content is either clinical or glib. What this blog wants is honest, responsible writing from real experience: what helped someone running a business through a hard season, what a workplace changed that made a difference, and where to get real support.

My readers run small businesses and freelance careers, often alone, and pressure, burnout and isolation come with that. A mental health post has to be kind, practical and responsible, and always point people to professional support when they need it.

60-second mental health guest post check

A strong submission can answer yes to all five points:

• Are you writing from real professional or lived experience
• Is it responsible, kind and free of diagnosis
• Does your opening answer the reader's question straight away
• Have you pointed readers to professional support where it matters

Read the guidelines and submit your guest post.

What we publish

• What helped you through a hard season running a business, told honestly
• A workplace or team change that improved wellbeing, with what happened
• Burnout signs owners miss, from someone who works with them
• Habits and boundaries that made self employment sustainable
• How a wellbeing practice or service reached the people it helps

If your post could be published on any mental health site with the logo swapped, it is not for us.

What we don't accept

• Diagnostic claims or advice that replaces professional care
• Promotion of one app, clinic or programme
• Sensational or glib takes on mental health
• Previously published posts republished from another site

What you get

• Your article in front of an engaged audience of business owners, marketers and founders
• One relevant, contextual link back to your own site
• A byline and the credibility of an established, high-traffic blog
• Editorial help to make the piece as strong as it can be before it goes live

How to submit

Send your pitch or draft through the contact form. Include the topic, the one specific problem the post solves, and a line on your first-hand experience with it. One idea per pitch works best. You will hear back on whether it is a fit before you write the full draft.

What a strong mental health pitch looks like

A weak pitch says "I want to write about five ways to reduce stress." A strong one says "I burned out in my third year of running my agency without noticing the signs, so I want to share the three early warnings I missed, what I changed, and when I knew I needed professional help." One is a brochure. The other is worth reading.

The angles that get accepted fastest

• An honest hard season and what helped
• A workplace change that improved wellbeing
• Burnout signs owners miss
• One boundary a busy owner could set this week
• A contrarian view on hustle culture

Looking for more places to pitch? The free write for us finder lists sites that take guest posts in your niche, and the free backlink checker shows what a placement is worth.

Frequently asked questions

Does Lilach Bullock accept mental health guest posts?

Yes. Mental Health guest posts are welcome from a therapist, counsellor, coach, wellbeing lead or person with lived experiences and similar writers who have done the work and can share what happened. We publish practical articles with real examples and decline sensational or diagnostic content.

What mental health topics do you accept?

We accept mental health for business owners and freelancers, burnout and recovery, workplace wellbeing, boundaries and sustainable work, isolation when working alone, and responsible support. The common thread is a specific lesson with a result attached, not a general overview of mental health.

Can I include a link back to my own site?

One contextual link back to your own site is fine when it is relevant and helps the reader. Posts written purely to build a backlink with no real value are not published.

Do you accept previously published content?

No. Every submission must be original and not published anywhere else first, including your own blog, Medium, LinkedIn, or a guest slot on another site under a different name. Republished or lightly reworded content gets declined, and we check before it goes live.

How do I submit a mental health guest post?

Send your pitch through the contact form with the topic, the specific result or lesson you will cover, and a line on your own experience doing the work you are writing about. One idea per pitch works best, and you will hear back before writing a full draft.

Do you accept sponsored or commercial partnerships?

Commercial and partnership enquiries are handled separately from editorial guest posts. If you are a brand or agency wanting to work together rather than pitch an article, say so in the contact form and you will get the right details back.

How long should a mental health guest post be?

There is no fixed word count, but posts that do well here usually run from 1,000 to 1,800 words. Long enough to show the example and the numbers, short enough that a busy owner finishes it. Cut anything that repeats what the reader already knows.

What makes a mental health pitch stand out?

A real result in the first sentence. Say what you did, what changed and over what period, then say what the reader will be able to copy. For example: I burned out in my third year of running my agency without noticing the signs, so I want to share the three early warnings I missed, what I changed, and when I knew I needed professional help.

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